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America votes: A divided nation heads to the polls

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We're now at the end of one of the most polarising and expensive presidential campaigns ever seen in American history. And according to polls, both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney reached election day, stuck in a dead heat. Annette Young and her panel discuss what will happen if either man gets the job.

DEBATE
  • Tim KANE,Chief Economist at Hudson Institute and Founder of the social networking firm, StoryPoint
  • Bob VALLIER, Member of Democrats Abroad
  • Ellen WASYLINA, Member of Republicans Abroad
  • Leah PISAR, Former Advisor to Bill Clinton

    And our correspondents:

  • Laura BAINES - from Washington, DC
  • Philip CROWTHER - from Boston, MA
  • Nathan KING - from Chicago, IL

    Watch the second part

 

Abidjan at war (part 2)
05/04/2011 - THE DEBATE

Abidjan at war (part 2)

Never has Abidjan ever been a battlefield before. However, UNOCI spokesperson Hamadoun Touré sees the helicopter gunner attack on a Gbagbo military camp a "turning point" for the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast.
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Abidjan at war
05/04/2011 - THE DEBATE

Abidjan at war

Never has Abidjan ever been a battlefield before. However, UNOCI spokesperson Hamadoun Touré sees the helicopter gunner attack on a Gbagbo military camp a "turning point" for the U.N. mission in Ivory Coast.
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Ivory Coast: is it all over for Laurent Gbagbo? (part 2)
31/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Ivory Coast: is it all over for Laurent Gbagbo? (part 2)

After a long, slow burn, Laurent Gbagbo’s support unravels fast with Alassane Ouattara’s forces at the gates of Abidjan. Is it the end of Ivory Coast’s long civil war? Stephen Ellis downplays ethnic rivalries and argues it was all about personal ambition.
Ivory Coast: is it all over for Laurent Gbagbo?
31/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Ivory Coast: is it all over for Laurent Gbagbo?

After a long, slow burn, Laurent Gbagbo’s support unravels fast with Alassane Ouattara’s forces at the gates of Abidjan. Is it the end of Ivory Coast’s long civil war? Stephen Ellis downplays ethnic rivalries and argues it was all about personal ambition.
Civil War in Ivory Coast (part two)
30/03/2011 - THE DEBATE

Civil War in Ivory Coast (part two)

As pro-Alassane Ouattara forces suddenly surge, is it Laurent Gbagbo’s last stand? François Picard’s panel includes supporters of both camps as well as Corinne Dufka of Human Rights Watch on why the brutal killing so far has mostly been directed against innocent civilians.

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