The World this Week - March 16th, 2012 (part 2)

When David Cameron finds himself on a thinly-veiled Obama campaign stop in Ohio, it shows up the pitfalls of visiting other nations’ incumbents during election time. Also, Iran’s Ahmadinejad under pressure from the clerics, and a Goldman Sachs investment banker’s parting shot at the boss.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK

Craig COPETAS, Paris-based journalist and author, "Bear Hunting with the Politburo";
Dave CLARK, Paris Deputy Bureau Chief, AFP;
Régis LE SOMMIER, Deputy Editorial Director, Paris Match;
Hamdam MOSTAVI, Iran desk, Le Courrier International;
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François PICARD

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