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US presidential election: Saving the American dream (part 2)

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With just five days to the US elections, our reporters head to the city of Las Vegas which has the highest unemployment in the country; a place where, for many, the American Dream has become the ultimate nightmare. Annette Young and her panel discuss how fixing unemployment is dominating this election campaign.

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  • Christopher Dickey, Paris Bureau Chief, Newsweek/The Daily Beast;
  • Aja Monet, Poet, Co-Editor of the Book "Chorus"; Youth Mentor;
  • Tim Kane, Chief Economist, Hudson Institute and Founder of the social networking firm StoryPoint;
  • Doug Hanks, France 24 Correspondent.

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    Programme prepared and produced by Shamira Mohammad, Sara Bertilsson and Mary Colombel

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