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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 president's cross country fundraising and campaign tour. he's raised billion $6 million total after the fund-raisers here in columbus and miami. he's also going to try to do some policy today. he's got a kitchen table town hall of sorts. he's going to be in somebody's home talking about the economy in this state where the economy has been the number one issue for perhaps a decade. he's going to meet privately with families that the white house says have bene...

gotten worse or stayed the same on obama's 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. they'll 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 flies to miami for yet another fundraising event. he was in seattle last night. back to you guys....

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: that's all ahead on tonight's "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 institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broad...

they were very professional, they were very thoughtful. >> ifill: judy woodruff explores the latest research on detecting and treating alzheimer's 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: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. support...