The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer : WETA : November 19, 2009 7:00pm-8:00pm EST; The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer

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>> Lehre GOOD EVENING. I'M JIM LEHR. THE "NEWSHOUR" THIS THURSDA THE LEAD STORY: E SENATE'S HEALTH CARE BILL. BETTY ANN BOWSEHAS THE DETAIL AND SUSAN DENTZER TELLS US WHAT'S AAD. THEN, AFTER T OTHER NEWS OF THDAY, KWAME HOLMAN WRAPS UP PRESIDENT AMA'S ASIA TRIP, AND JEFFREY BRO ASSESSES THE EIGHT-DAY, FOUR-NION TOUR. JUDY WOODRUFF UPDATES THFORT HOOD MASSACRE AS DEFENSE SECTARY GATES CALLS FOR A MILITARY-WIDE REVIEW.

>> IT'S REALLY FOCUSSEDORE ON WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND LOOKI AHEAD, WHAT C WE DO TO PREVENT SOMETHING LIKE THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

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>> WH THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS ENERGY. THE ENEGY TO GET THE ECONOMY HUMMING AGAIN. THE ENGY TO TACKLE CHALLENGES LIKE CLIMA CHANGE. WHAT IF THATNERGY CAME FROM AN ENERGY COMPANY? EVERYDAY, CHEVRON INSTS $62 MILLION IN PEOPLE, IN IDEAS-- >hrer: THE DOCUMENTARY, "JOHNNY MERCER: THE DAM'S ON ME," IS AIRING ON TURNER ASSIC MOVIES. E TERED HE REAL BATTLEHEALTH CE FM.TIC LEADS AIMED TOETTEARLYSA. THE HOUSE VOTED TO SRE DOCTORS FROM 20% CUTS IN MECARE PAYMENT THE MOVE ADDSORE THAN $200 BILLION TO THE FEDERALEFICIT. AND AFGHAN PRESIDENT KARZAIAS SWORN IN, TO A SECOND TM. WE'LL SEE YOU ON-NE, AND AIN HERE TOMORROEVENING WITH MARK SHIELDS AND MICHAEL GERSON, AMONG OTHERS. I'M JIM HRER. THK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT. JOR FUNDING FOR THE NEWSHOU WITH JIM LEHRER PROVIDED BY:

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