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Within the vatican and wider church. We begin with our coverage with this report from james mates of independent television news. Reporter looking a little frail, weary almost under the burdens of a tumultuous eight years in the holy see, Pope Benedict met his cardinals for a final time. In the magnificent surroundings of the vaticans clementine room, he thanked them and recognized that one of those now applauding will soon be in his place. Among you, he said, there is the future pope to whom al...

Woodruff fred de sam lazaro reports on indias push to account for hundreds of millions of its citizens by issuing government identity cards. We still have a large number of residents much india who dont have a birth certificate or any other form of official i. D. , but now with the highly mobile and aspirational society, you need some kind of an i. D. Suarez we talk with reporter steven brill about his Time Magazine cover story on why medical bills are so high. Woodruff and on the daily download...

Captioning sponsored by Macneil Lehrer productions brown Pope Benedict the sixteenth bade an emotional public farewell today and then left the vatican in a white helicopter bound for the papal summer residence. Good evening, im jeffrey brown. Woodruff and im judy woodruff. On the newshour tonight, we get the latest on the end of benedicts papacy and the coming conclave to select a new pontiff, from john allen in rome. Brown then, we update the wikileaks case, after Army Private Bradley manning p...

Suarez president obama and Congressional Republicans traded barbs today, opening the final week before the looming sequester. But there was no outward sign of a breakthrough to prevent 85 billion in automatic spending reductions. These cuts do not have to happen. Congress can turn them off any time with just a little bit of compromise. Suarez the president s appeal came as he met with the nations governors at the white house amid growing indications that the sequester will indeed take effect. Th...

Conclave to elect the successor to pope benedict, but will now not be going to rome. Our religious correspondent has the details. For a decade and more, he has been one of scotlands biggest personalities and strongest voices. Then came allegations that Cardinal Obrien behaved inappropriately towards four priests in his care during the 1980s. Suddenly, he is out of office. Today, Cardinal Obrien stayed behind closed doors. In a statement, he acknowledged his poor health, but made no attempt to re...

Thank you. Suarez president obama and Congressional Republicans traded barbs today, opening the final week before the looming sequester. But there was no outward sign of a breakthrough to prevent 85 billion in automatic spending reductions. These cuts do not have to happen. Congress can turn them off any time with just a little bit of compromise. Suarez the president s appeal came as he met with the nations governors at the white house amid growing indications that the sequester will indeed take...

Tonight Finland, Italy and Latvia will select their entries for the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest in Malmö, Sweden.

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