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this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. should the federal reserve take more action to fix the economy? one fed policymaker today called on the central bank to respond "aggressively and vigorously." thats what boston fed president eric rosengren told "nightly business report" in our exclusive interview. his view is critical because hes a voting member of the central banks key...

they are confident that they would return in the majority. >> brown: special correspondent miles obrien reports on a mississippi communitys plan to use stimulus money for mass transit in rural areas. >> suarez: betty ann bowser updates the johnson and johnson story as company executives and the f.d.a. come under fire on capitol hill for a string of recalls, real and phantom, this year. >> brown: and we visit a project in pittsburgh that offers foreign writers whose lives are endangered...

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this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. should the federal reserve take more action to fix the economy? one fed policymaker today called on the central bank to respond "aggressively and vigorously." thats what boston fed president eric rosengren told "nightly business report" in our exclusive interview. his view is critical because hes a voting member of the central banks key...

cuts and the stakes for democrats in november. >> our members left congress last night. they are confident that they would return in the majority. >> brown: special correspondent miles obrien reports on a mississippi communitys plan to use stimulus money for mass transit in rural areas. >> suarez: betty ann bowser updates the johnson and johnson story as company executives and the f.d.a. come under fire on capitol hill for a string of recalls, real and phantom, this year. >> brown: and...

in pittsburgh that offers foreign writers whose lives are endangered, a new start, and the chance to write freely. >> i think im writing social issues, but in burma, social issues are political issues. >> brown: thats all ahead on tonights "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> this is the engine that connects abundant grain from the american heartland to harans best selling whole wheat, while keeping 60 billion pounds of carbon out of the atmosphere ...

>> susie: good evening everyone. should the federal reserve take more action to fix the economy? one fed policymaker today called on the central bank to respond "aggressively and vigorously." thats what boston fed president eric rosengren told "nightly business report" in our exclusive interview. his view is critical because hes a voting member of the central banks key policy- setting committee. >> tom: but susie, two other officials-- the presidents of the minneapolis and philadelphia...

♪ you got to listen to your heart ♪ ♪ listen to the beat ♪ listen to the rhythm, the rhythm of the street ♪ ♪ open up your eyes, open up your ears ♪ ♪ get together and make things better by working together ♪ captioning sponsored by wpbt >> susie: good evening everyone. should the federal reserve take more action to fix the economy? one fed policymaker today called on the central bank to respond "aggressively and vigorously." thats what boston fed president eric rosen...