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Wednesday 20 January 2010 - 2230 GMT - BBC Two
Presented by Jeremy Paxman



"The BBC, who have seen the report, they say the summary and the full report don't match up. Aren't we in danger of having a cover-up if we don't publish it in full?"
David Cameron challenging Gordon Brown in prime minister's question time today over a decision to publish a summary of a report into a brutal attack on two boys in Edlington rather than the full report.

On Monday's Newsnight, our reporter Liz MacKean revealed how the full report into the incident showed a catalogue of missed opportunities and mistakes by nine agencies, including social services, in Doncaster over 14 years (read more and watch that film here).

It spelled out how the assault was not only predictable, it was entirely preventable.

Tonight, we return to that story and the question of whether the results of the serious case review should be published in full, or whether, as the prime minister claims it would jeopardise the anonymity of the children involved in the case and their freedom to speak freely to the inquiry.

And we look at the major political setback suffered by Barack Obama following the election of a Republican senator, Scott Brown, to replace the late Ted Kennedy, who had held the seat for 47 years.

What are the implications for Obama's healthcare legislation and his presidency?

We will be speaking to former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean.

Also, the governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, has again warned the government about the need to cut the public deficit.

And this morning Fitch - one of the three agencies that assess the government's credit-worthiness - said that the government's current plan to halve the deficit by 2014 "is too slow".

Tonight, Paul Mason will be assessing those warnings and asking who we should believe.

Join Jeremy at 10.30pm on BBC Two.




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