kira kay reports on a very different campaign, this one in rwanda, where hutus and tutsis turned out in large numbers we want peace, but we need peace in our hearts. there is still a lot of suspicion. there is still a lot of fear. there is still a lot of frustration. ifill: and energy and environmental writers eric pooley and darren samuelson explain the rise and fall of this year s climate and energy legislation. that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ifill: six americans were killed in the medical team ambush in afghanistan, along with two afghans. the remaining two one british, one germany were identified today, and the taliban has claimed responsibility for the murders. the ten international aide workers lost their lives thursday in the remote and rugged northeast corner of the country. they were lined up and gunned
their revenues for the pension fund and now he has to pay the political price for making a very dumb economic decision. i want to disagree. i think when it comes to the senate race, whether it s ken buck or jay norton and i think jay norton will win that republican primary, both of them have led in the polls and i think both are very strong candidates and i actually think both of these democrats have been weakened by this rough race that they ve run, moving both of them to the left, far to the left. let s talk about what might weaken one versus the other. it is very close. matt, bennett has the support of president obama. romanov told his house to raise money for his campaign is backed by former president bill clinton and democrats right now not exactly so ambitious to have obama s backing considering his approval as of late. so could this actually hurt bennett, obama support, matt? remember, obama supports senator bennett and tried to get romanov out of the race by having somebody
romanov has pulled himself into a virtual statistical tie in this close race. and is blasting bennett s role in the pension deal while running a series of tough attack ads. bennett has the support of president obama, while romanov is backed by bill clinton. how will the controversy affect tuesday s vote and the democratic party as it heads into this november tough midterm election? with us now is matt, former white house political director and jake of the globization initiative. gentlemen, thank you for coming on. great to be here. matt, the new york times, first of all, a very powerful article considering it s a liberal newspaper and it s essentially attacking a democrat here. calling bennett s plan, the pension plan a scheme. how big a trouble is bennett in? i don t think it s a very good year to be a senator bennett. we just had another senator bennett lose in utah.
justice kagan, becoming the fourth woman ever to sit on the u.s. supreme court. chief justice john roberts, seen here administering the oath in a ceremony today. kelly: you can t get a bigger political showdown than this, president obama head to head against former president bill clinton. neither of their names will be on the ballot, but their influence will be. molly henneberg with more from washington. next tuesday in colorado, president obama versus former president clinton, or at least the candidates the two men have endorsed. on the ballot in the democratic senate primary, current senator michael bennett. who is appointed to the seat when ken salazar left to become interior secretary. andrew romanov, former speaker of the colorado house, has been endorsed by former president clinton. romanov picked up on a report that a teacher pension financing
american culture nor fully to their own from where they come, individuals suspended between two culture. experts say these young men become radicalized through the web site. thank you very much. you are in america s election headquarters, days before a heated primary election in colorado, senator michael bennett is on a last minute dash for votes. it comes as the incumbent democrat faces new confession about a pension fund he oversaw while serving over the public schools. the new york times reporting the 2008 deal cost denver school district millions of dollars in extra interest. bennett is taking issue where the analysis and his press person says the report is, quote, bull. the primary is on tuesday and bennett s opponent, andrew