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washington, d.c. >> reporter: good morning from columbus, ohio, a home of the ohio state university. third and final day of the presidents cross country fundraising and campaign tour. hes raised billion $6 million total after the fund-raisers here in columbus and miami. hes also going to try to do some policy today. hes got a kitchen table town hall of sorts. hes going to be in somebodys home talking about the economy in this state where the economy has been the number one issue for pe...

gotten worse or stayed the same on obamas watch. a huge factor making americans more worried, of course, this summer is the unemployment rate which continues to hover near 10%. this morning, obama will hold a kitchen table chat. you mentioned that. with a family in their columbus home. theyll talk about their very real work and money issues. the same ones facing many americans. money will also be the focus later today when the president headlines a fundraiser for ohio democrat. he then...

drinking water in ethiopia. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown gets the views of columnists eugene robinson and ross douthat on the proposal to build an islamic center two blocks from ground zero. >> lehrer: thats all ahead on tonights "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these insti...

they were very professional, they were very thoughtful. >> ifill: judy woodruff explores the latest research on detecting and treating alzheimers disease. >> lehrer: we have an encore report from fred de sam lazaro about the shortage of clean drinking water in ethiopia. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown gets the views of columnists eugene robinson and ross douthat on the proposal to build an islamic center two blocks from ground zero. >> lehrer: thats all ahead on tonights "newshour." major ...