. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez on the "newshour" tonight. we talk with two of the state attorneys general who helped shape the settlement. >> brown: then we update the political firestorm over the obama administration ruling requiring insurance plans to cover birth control. >> suarez: we examine europe's debt crisis from the perspective of two very different nations from greece, which has agreed to make deep austerity cuts. >> brown: and from germany, where margaret warner reports on the debate over bailing out other troubled countries. >> no one is happy about those little stories about greece, how they are doing, that they are not paying their taxes, that they a little bit corrupt but >> suarez: and judy woodruff talks with author rachel simon about her novel, a love story told through the eyes of two people with disabilities. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance t

. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the crackdown, and assess what the international community can and will do to pressure the assad regime. >> ifill: then, judy woodruff has a newsmaker interview with the speaker of the house of representatives, john boehner. >> suarez: betty ann bowser reports on the fallout from a new ruling mandating that faith- based oanizations provide birth control coverage. >> it's essential for women's health and for the health of their children and ultimately the health of their whole family. >> we think it's really important that we not be obliged to pay for something that we view as immoral. >> ifill: we look at what's next for the republican presidential hopefuls after mitt romney's victory in nevada, with stuart rothenberg of the "rothenberg political report" and susan page of "u.s.a. today." >> suarez: and hari sreenivasan updates the turmoil in egypt, where 19 americans working for nonprofit groups face trial. >> ifill: that's all ahead on to

and how to do it. >> suarez: . >> woodruff: a real sense of frustration.a lot of politics to talk about too. so i am going to take the liberty of moving on. there is a debate after four weeks in the republican contest, david. where does that leave everything? >> well, it was our 20th and believe me there will never be another campaign with 20 debates. i think there is consensus with both parties it has been a bad thing for the republican party to have this many debates. this final debate judging from the polls it wasn't a complete game changer but there is no question rick santorum had a very bad week. he was on the defensive for various votes, various positions, various ndorsement, arlen specter, moderate republican or democrat. and sow has been hurt. i have to say i have a lot of sympathy for him on this score. because he's a politician. he's doing the craft of politics. and that involves sometimes voting for bills that you don't particularly like but your party needs you. it means endorsing people you don't like but your party needs you. it means someti

. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we have a newsmaker interview with health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius on the white house shift in position. >> brown: then, two countries, one big debt crisis. from greece, james mates of independent television news reports on new austerity measures, and two days of strikes in response. >> suarez: and from italy, margaret warner takes a closer look at the flagging economy of europe's second most indebted nation. >> reality was where we're going down the drain, we are going the greece way, and that will be a disaster for us and for the rest of europe, and i think for the rest of the world. >> brown: mark shields and david brooks analyze the week's news. >> suarez: and hari sreenivasan profiles china's newest english language sensation, jessica beinecke, a teacher of american slang. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: bnsf railway. >> the william and flora hewlett foundatio

ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: since the weekend syrian tanks and troops have been blasting rebel fighters in the suburbs of damascus itself. at least 100 people were killed monday alone. and by today, protestors were left to pick up the wounded since the military regained control. farther north in homs, more deaths with activists reporting heavy shelling and machine gun fire by the syrian army. all of which means the u.n.'s most recent estimate, more than 5,400 syrians killed since march, is already out of date. >> what's going on in syria is an absolute scandal. i've been saying it for weeks, not to say months. >> suarez: french foreign minister voiced the west's mounting frustration on french radio today. >> the butchering continues despite the presence of observers who the arab league who have just left. there are dozens or hundreds of deaths every week. this is not acceptable. this president has blood on his hands. it's not possible for him to continue to assume responsibility for his country. >> suarez: he took that message to new york and the united nations where western an

ray suarez has our story. >> suarez: the story has been emerging since last summer. new york city police began extensively monitoring muslims in the city after 9/11. the operation revealed by the associated press triggered immediate criticism from civil rights groups. >> at the end o the dayit is pure and simple, a rogue domestic surveillance operation. that's a matter of serious concern to us. >> suarez: but new york city's police commissioner, ray kelly, insisted last year the surveillance is is necessary and legal. >> we're doing what we believe we have to do to protect the city. we have many many lawyers in our employ. we see ourselves as very conscious and aware of civil liberties. we know that there's always going to be scrutiny. there's always going to be some tension between the police department and so-called civil liberties groups. >> suarez: the program used undercover police officers and recruited muslim informants to keep watch. mayor michael bloomberg insisted last december the operation was not about racial profiling. >> the city's police department ha

ray suarez has the story. >> suarez: with war talk rising, the supreme leader of iran rallied his public today in friday prayers broadcast on state television. ayatollah ali khamenei warned against any military strike against iran's nuclear sites. >> ( translated ): the u.s. military threats against us are to their detriment, and a real war will harm them ten times more. the more they threaten us, the more harmful it will be for them. they should know, and of course they know that, in return for such war threats and oil embargo threats, we have our own threats to make in proper time, if deemed necessary. >> suarez: khamenei also took on israel again, calling it a "cancerous tumor that should be cut and will be cut." >> ( translated ): we will continue to support every nation, every group that is confronting and fighting the zionist regime. we will support and help them. >> suarez: the rhetoric took on new import, after months of growing tensions over tehran's nuclear program. the islamic republic has repeatedly denied its goal is to build nuclear weapons, as israel and the u.s. claim. ye

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ray suarez has our story. >> suarez: past negotiations over iran's nuclear program have been stalled for more than a year, and tehran appears to be moving toward gaining the technology and materials it needs to build nuclear weapons. recently, iran's government sent a letter to catherine ashton, the coordinator for talks between iran and six other nations, indicating it's ready to start again. ashton met with secretary of state hillary clinton today. afterwards, clinton said the letter appeared to acknowledge that the talks must begin with a discussion of iran's nuclear program. >> the international community has been looking to iran to demonstrate it is prepared to come to the table in a serious and constructive way. this response from the iranian government is one we've been waiting for, and if we do proceed, it will have to be a sustained effort that can produce results. >> suarez: secretary clinton said the major powers are still reviewing a formal response to the iranian letter. swift has agreed to stop handling iranian bank transfers. it's seen as an important setback to iran d

ray suarez has our update. >> suarez: there have been more than 250 drugs declared in short supply in the past year. the latest worries centered around a pivotal one called methotrexate. used to treat several kinds of cancers, methotrexate is considered essential in battling acute lymphoblastic leukemia among adults and especially among children. a.l.l. is the most common form of cancer in children affecting about 3,500 kids in the u.s. each year. late last year, one of four u.s. manufacturers of the drug was forced to shut down a plant, triggering alarms that hospitals could run out of the drug within days. this afternoon, f.d.a. officials told the newshour and other news organizations they have a plan that will avert the shortage. but there are still questions being asked about the problem. doctor peter adamson of the children's hospital of philadelphia has been one of the leading voices in all this. he chairs a nationwide children's oncology group. dr. adamson, why did it even get to this point? help us understand why if one manufacturer is forced to close a plant the remaining one