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tools to estimate what my care may cost so i never miss a beat. >> we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. united health care. 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 friends of the newshour. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: voters get one last chance tonight to see the president and his republican challenger face to face. they'll go at it over foreign affairs, with 15 days until election day. as the candidates prepare for their third and final debate in florida tonight, fresh polls show the presidential race closer than ever. president obama and governor romney will be seated for tonight's discussion of foreign policy at lynn university in boca raton. entering tonight's face-off, the two are now in a dead heat nationally. the latest nbc news/wall street journal poll shows them tied at 47% among likely voters. an

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government between you and your doctor well if the answer is no then what's the alternative you know united health care and stephen jay helmsley with his billion dollar paycheck between you and your doctor a feeling that it's if when government goes down when the power of government goes down which is we the people us making our own decisions electing people to do what we want when that goes down something fills that vacuum and typically it's billionaires and their corporations eduardo in san francisco eduardo thanks for watching the show what's on your mind tonight and i'm so glad you. two comments one that romney is a little bit got off the hook on benghazi because if the white house was going to investigate what happened there as a terrorist operation they would probably not state publicly while the investigation was going on for romney to challenge well the investigation might have been ongoing was this really questionable and he hasn't been slammed hard enough i agree on the other hand i find myself in a bizarre situation of voting for someone who's a confirmed work criminal with their own assassi

united health care. online. the corporation for public broadcasting and viewers like you. captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> ifill: welcome to the pbs newshour's special coverage of the second presidential debate between president barack obama and former governor mitt romney of massachusetts. good evening. i'm gwen ifill. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. tonight, undecided voters, selected by the gallup polling organization, will question the candidates in a town hall format. the debate will be moderated by candy crowley of cnn. it is taking place in the david s. mack sports and exhibition complex on the campus of hofstra university in hempstead, new york. it will begin in just a few seconds. >> ifill: mark shields and david brooks will be watching with us here in the studio, along with our colleague jeffrey brown, political editor christina bellantoni, and presidential historian michael beschloss. we'll hear from all of them after the debate, when we'll also be joined by ari shapiro of npr and jonathon martin of politico. they are at hofstra. >> wood

. >> caller: i see that united health care purchased 90% of the brazilian health care companies down there, what do you see their stuff going from here and what do you think if romney's elected president? >> it's not as good if romney's elected president. because what happened is the health companies they went all in under obama. they did win. unh goes higher with president obama is re-elected. if you love playing kick the can as a kid, as i did, you should have adored as an investor in an industrial based company, the kick the can theory, our stocks go higher. >>> coming up , ipo stud or dud. but does this cloud play offer enough profit to bring investors back to the table. find out when you get to know this ipo. >>> and later, up, up and away? amazon has already sold almost 50% this year and google is up over 15%. but could these two market leaders continue to climb? or will they fall back down to earth? don't miss cramer's take. >>> plus, healthy dividend? medical properties trust owns care facilities nationwide, as affordable care makes political headlines. does this mean give yo

is a major issue in 2013 in one way or another companies like united health care are prepared to absorb the increase in the policyholders, people who don't have insurance yet, or go another direction in a position to perhaps narrow their margins and that is why we'd like to value with that story but being prepared for the future story. ashley: are very bullish with stocks come a savings could derail the market rally but what sectors do you like in particular? >> as a macro player, we are not playing this extra space, so i firmly believe the trend is in place if we continue to hold these technical levels. ashley: what could derail the market right now, what makes you most concerned at this point? >> we continue to worry about the european sovereign debt crisis, a bit quiet on the headlines front today, still things we are watching in the market, the middle east tensions between the middle east and turkey continue to get higher. a few days without a negative for iran headline but as the price of oil heads back toward $100, that is a concern for the consumer and domestically in the u.s. pe

the dough's newest member, united health care.emain cautious about the coming year giving pending economic pressures. coca-cola's earnings were in line. revenues hurt by lower sales in europe and asia. >> back to you. >> thank you. keith? >> people across the country are turning to a black market version of cosmetic surgery, sometimes with lethal consequences. >> silicone, mineral oil or flat tire repair. we have more this morning with the dangerous practice that is going on. when i hear fix a flat, i don't want to use that on my tire, let alone my body. is this happening in doctors offices, spas or other places? >> this is back alley things we are seeing. some patients come to a physician because now they have complications. normally, it's not a medical professional who is carrying out these procedures. it's normally done in hotels, someone's home or other facilities that are non-medical facilities. >> would it be easy to conclude these back alley type procedures are happening because people want this look, they want this effect,