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The World This Week - 26 October (part 2)

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Don’t mess with Texas and don’t send international observers to monitor the upcoming US presidential election. Also, the Emir of Qatar’s Gaza visit, Berlusconi’s swansong and when there’s an earthquake in Italy, blame the seismologists.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK
By Anelise Borges
  • Christopher Dickey. Paris Bureau Chief, Newsweek. Mideast Editor;
  • Craig Copetas. Correspondent-at-large, Quartz/The Atlantic Group;
  • Hamdam Mostafavi. Iran Desk, Courrier International;
  • Régis Le Sommier. Deputy Editorial Director, Paris Match.

Produced François Picard, Anelise Borges, Mary Colombel, Paul Maakad.

Watch the first part here.

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Laura Baines and guests discuss Obama’s chances in the midterms, Brazil’s post Lula future, African elections in the light of polls in Ivory Coast and Guinea and the threat to France from Al Qaeda following the first direct threat from Osama bin Laden.

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