regulators. brown: paul solman looks at what happens when private equity firms use borrowed money to buy companies. debt, in my view, is not in and of itself a bad thing. it s when the debt is used to enrich a handful of private equity partners that s when it s dastardly. lehrer: kwame holman reports on a tension-filled week for the white house and democratic members of congress. brown: we get the weekly analysis of mark shields and david brooks. lehrer: and margaret warner reports on what a new early test for alzheimer s disease could mean for treatment. that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. lehrer: so far, so good that was the word from the gulf of mexico today. there were no signs
huge dome over the largest leak. next through a funnel and channel the flow of oil from the sea ban up to the surface. brown: plus, we examine the potential damage to marine wildlife. woodruff: margaret warner gets an update from athens on today s deadly riots sparked by greece s debt crisis. brown: and simon marks previews the photo-finish in tomorrow s general election in britain. i really, really hope so. and i think the thing is lots of people do. i think we really, really need a change. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: today how did faisal shahzad come so close to leaving the country monday night? by then, authorities had connected the pakistani-american to the crude car bomb that failed to explode in times square in new york city on saturday, and they d tracked down his address in bridgeport, connecticut. evan perez is covering the story for the wall street journal. he says shahzad w
on the struggle to contain the massive oil spill by putting a huge dome over the largest leak. next through a funnel and channel the flow of oil from the sea ban up to the surface. brown: plus, we examine the potential damage to marine wildlife. woodruff: margaret warner gets an update from athens on today s deadly riots sparked by greece s debt crisis. brown: and simon marks previews the photo-finish in tomorrow s general election in britain. i really, really hope so. and i think the thing is lots of people do. i think we really, really need a change. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. %x- he associated press says it shows him walking away from the scene of the attempted att