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. >> suarez: and online on our making sense page, economist larry kotlikoff answers your social serity questions ery moay. this week: adding medicaid without losing benefits. and producer dan sagalyn finishes his in depth series focusing on the strait of hormuz and irans threat to mine the chokepoint. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. and that's the newshour for tonight. on tuesday, we'll look at the rematch between president obama and mitt romney, as they meet in a town hall debate. i'm ray suarez. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. 'lsee you online, and agn hee tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our ecomy for 160 eas. bnf, the engine that connects us. >> intel. sponsors of tomorrow. >. the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for pubc brdcasting. and by contributions to your pbs statio