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5:30 pm 

Nightly Business Report   Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit calls it quits. From Pandit's legacy to challenges facing Citi's new boss. The resignation is one of the biggest surprises on Wall Street this year. D

5:56 pm 

NewsHour Promo   NULL

6:00 pm 

PBS Newshour Debates: A Special Report  "2012 - Presidential Debate"  Candy Crowley CNN chief political correspondent and anchor, CNN's State of the Union, moderates the second presidential debate, which is taking the form of a town meeting at Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. Citizens will ask questions of the candidates on foreign and domestic issues.G

8:00 pm 

History Detectives   Wes Cowan delves into the history of John Brown's raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, an event precipitated by the raging emotions that preceded the Civil War. Cowan seeks to learn if a particular spear, or pike, may have been used by the group led by abolitionist Brown. Then Eduardo Pag�n wonders why U.S. troops were in Siberia during World War I, and Elyse Luray sizes up a Ronald McDonald costume.G

9:00 pm 

Standing Bear's Footsteps   Standing Bear, an Indian chief, goes to court to prove he is a person and redefines what it means to be an American. He had been arrested in 1879 while trying to return his dead son's body to homelands in Nebraska from exile in the malaria-infested plains of Indian Territory. The trial makes front page news across America.G

10:00 pm 

Race 2012   Using the presidential election as a lens, this documentary examines America's increasingly complex racial landscape. With a behind-the-scenes approach, the film navigates the high-stakes world of racial pollsters, spin doctors and candidates as they compete for voters of many ethnic and racial groups.G

11:00 pm 

Charlie Rose   NULL