:00:10. > :00:14.Tonight at ten, in the race for the White House, polling day is drawing
:00:14. > :00:22.to a close and the votes will soon be counted. 50 million Americans
:00:22. > :00:25.can take part. It's been a long, expensive and divisive campaign.
:00:25. > :00:29.We'll vote for Mitt Romney. We are really sick of what's been going on
:00:29. > :00:35.for the past four years. I'm not thrilled with either to be honest,
:00:35. > :00:40.but I'll take with Obama. The Obama team is back home in Chicago. He's
:00:40. > :00:44.been rallying supporters and thanking party workers. We feel
:00:44. > :00:49.confident. We have got the votes to win, but it will depend on whether
:00:49. > :00:53.the votes turn out. Mitt Romney is still on the campaign trail,
:00:54. > :00:58.delivering his appeal to any undecided voters. This is a great
:00:58. > :01:03.day. A great day with great opportunity ahead, but I'm also
:01:03. > :01:07.looking forward to tomorrow, because tomorrow we begin the work.
:01:07. > :01:10.Also tonight, the Home Secretary announces new inquiries into child
:01:10. > :01:17.abuse allegations. The claims centre around care homes in North
:01:17. > :01:22.Wales in the 1970s and 80s. Buffeted by the storm on the high
:01:22. > :01:25.street, marks and suspense posts its worst fall in three years and a
:01:25. > :01:33.tough night for Manchester City as they battle to stay in the
:01:33. > :01:36.Champions League. Coming up in the sport later, after a poor start
:01:36. > :01:46.against Ajax, Manchester City face a battle to stay in the Champions
:01:46. > :02:04.
:02:04. > :02:08.Good evening from Washington on polling day at the end of a long,
:02:08. > :02:12.divisive and hugely expensive campaign. Voting is still under way
:02:12. > :02:17.and the latest polls, if they're to be believed, are still close, with
:02:17. > :02:21.some giving Mr Obama a slim lead in the key states. The Obama and
:02:21. > :02:25.Romney teams have both spent the day trying to get supporters to the
:02:25. > :02:33.polling stations. First, tonight, Mark Mardell supports from Chicago,
:02:33. > :02:36.where Mr Obama will be waiting for the results. This is what it's all
:02:36. > :02:42.about. It's also about whether he stays in power for another four
:02:42. > :02:45.more years or is ejected after one term. The President's checking
:02:45. > :02:50.there's no back sliding from supporters. We feel confident we
:02:50. > :02:54.have got the votes to win, but it will depend on whether the votes
:02:54. > :02:59.turn up. I would encourage everybody, on all sides, just to
:02:59. > :03:03.make sure that you exercise this precious right that we have that
:03:03. > :03:10.people fought so hard for us to have. More than 90 million
:03:10. > :03:14.Americans are expected to vote today.Ical tornia and Miami, but
:03:14. > :03:17.all eyes are on Ohio, one of eight states that could go either way and
:03:17. > :03:22.decide the election. Another is Virginia, where they queued and
:03:22. > :03:26.kept out of the cold. I'm not thrilled with either to be honest,
:03:26. > :03:31.but I'll stick with barrack. We are voted for Mitt Romney. We are
:03:31. > :03:37.really sick with what has been going on for the past four years.
:03:37. > :03:40.What a difference to four years ago when many were filled with hope for
:03:40. > :03:45.a different politics. The park looks different today, as Chicago
:03:45. > :03:50.votes all around me. The Obama team now they cannot again conjure the
:03:50. > :03:55.wave of popular passion. Instead they're trying to rebuild the
:03:55. > :04:02.coalition using colder and more technical tactics. They call it the
:04:02. > :04:06.ground game, masterminded from the HQ in Chicago. Thousands of local
:04:06. > :04:11.offices identify supporters and target specific groups and urge
:04:11. > :04:15.them to vote and literally drive them to the polls. It's about the
:04:15. > :04:22.person-to-person contact. Shauna is one of 80,000 volunteers helping to
:04:22. > :04:26.get out the Obama vote. Some people got a special call. The President
:04:26. > :04:34.is in his home town to learn his vote, either rejected or given
:04:34. > :04:38.another chance to finish what she started. Well, Mitt Romney, the
:04:38. > :04:42.Republican challenger, has taken the unusual step of attending
:04:42. > :04:47.campaign events on polling day itself. -- itself. It is further
:04:47. > :04:52.proof of the fiercely competitive nature of this race, as the Romney
:04:52. > :04:57.team insists it's about maintaining momentum especially in Ohio and
:04:57. > :05:01.Pennsylvania. Ian Pannell reports now from the Romney base in Boston.
:05:01. > :05:04.Today, America decides who should lead the country. It's been a long,
:05:04. > :05:11.sometimes dirty campaign, but it comes down to this - men and women
:05:11. > :05:16.going to the polls to choose the next President. Even if you're
:05:16. > :05:20.voting for yourself. If the polls are right, then the outcome's too
:05:20. > :05:24.close to call. In the areas that really count, Mitt Romney needs
:05:24. > :05:30.every last vote he can get. There are just a handful of states that
:05:30. > :05:34.could decide the outcome of this election. Few more important than
:05:34. > :05:38.Ohio, so today he visited one last time to rally his supporters and
:05:38. > :05:42.urge them to vote. This is a great day. A great day with great
:05:42. > :05:47.opportunity ahead, but I'm also looking forward to tomorrow,
:05:47. > :05:51.because tomorrow we begin the work. The millionaire businessman has
:05:51. > :05:56.spent six years working to this point. It's the second time he has
:05:56. > :06:02.run for the presidency. And his fear is that in such a close-run
:06:02. > :06:05.race he loses by a few hundred votes. These shops were as much
:06:05. > :06:09.about making sure there's nothing more he could have done to win.
:06:09. > :06:13.What Mitt Romney has done is essentially try to sell this
:06:13. > :06:18.message to the country and voters. That he has the business experience
:06:18. > :06:20.and the plan to get America moving again. But the truth is, that
:06:20. > :06:27.whoever wins this election, the challenges for the next four years,
:06:27. > :06:32.in particular with the economy, will be huge. America's struggling
:06:32. > :06:35.to emerge from the worst recession in generations. Millions are
:06:35. > :06:39.without jobs. They've less money in their pockets. The belief that the
:06:39. > :06:49.future will be better for the next generation is starting to look
:06:49. > :06:54.shaky. This barber shop serves Boston's Hispanic community, people
:06:54. > :06:59.who came to this land with the dream of a better life The economy
:06:59. > :07:02.is very bad for everybody. Everybody is waiting for jobs.
:07:02. > :07:05.think certain people feel positive and there are others who are
:07:05. > :07:10.worried about the future. It's real hard out there. I know a lot of
:07:10. > :07:16.people who are homeless right now. The stage is being set for election
:07:16. > :07:21.night at the Romney campaign. In a few horz' time, the polls will
:07:21. > :07:25.close -- hours' time the polls will close and the counting begin and
:07:25. > :07:31.the cameras will roll. Then the tough business of running a country
:07:32. > :07:35.that is more divided than ever begins. As we have seen, thousands
:07:35. > :07:39.of polling stations have been buzzing with activity today. Let's
:07:39. > :07:41.not forget there are many seats being contested in the Senate and
:07:41. > :07:48.the House of Representatives. And we have seen long queues in recrept
:07:48. > :07:51.days in those states where people could vote early. On the outcome of
:07:51. > :07:56.the presidential race will depend on the shape of the electoral
:07:56. > :08:00.college. Jeremy Vine explains what Mr Romney needs to do to defeat Mr
:08:00. > :08:04.Obama. The outcome of the American election is determined by electoral
:08:04. > :08:09.college votes, so each state has a certain number of them and the
:08:09. > :08:14.winner in that state takes them all and you have to try to get up to
:08:14. > :08:20.270 in total to win the US presidential election, so here are
:08:20. > :08:23.the candidates for you - you can see Mitt Romney for the Republicans
:08:24. > :08:29.and Barack Obama for the Democrats. Here's the States in the order of
:08:29. > :08:35.the way they were won in 2008. The easiest for the Republicans are Ken
:08:35. > :08:39.Turkey and Louisiana and Alabama and Utah. And for the Democrats,
:08:39. > :08:45.these are the easiest, California, they call that the cashpoint
:08:45. > :08:52.because there are 55 votes. Delaware and Illinois and Maryland
:08:52. > :08:57.and lots on the east coast. Watch what happens when I add in the
:08:57. > :09:03.electoral college votes from those states. You see that the Democrats
:09:03. > :09:06.got to 12, so they're way ahead, so their safest states work better for
:09:06. > :09:13.them. The Republicans are at an immediate disadvantage here. We
:09:13. > :09:18.look at the next set of states. There is a bit of a battle, but
:09:18. > :09:22.nevertheless the Republicans did take Missouri. Texas, 38 votes
:09:22. > :09:24.there. Very significant. Mississippi and Nebraska and on the
:09:24. > :09:31.Democrats, we look at Wisconsin. That has been Republican a few
:09:31. > :09:35.times in the past, so has New Mexico, and new jeersy. Those are a
:09:35. > :09:39.little more difficult to win, but win them they did. Then we add in
:09:39. > :09:43.the electoral college votes for them and you see how they progress
:09:43. > :09:47.to 270 and again the Democrats in the lead with 217. Firmly in the
:09:47. > :09:52.lead. We look at the next set of states and here there was a real
:09:52. > :09:58.battle in some of them. Montana, Georgia and South Dakota and
:09:58. > :10:02.Arizona. And for the Democrats, look at these, Colorado. That's
:10:02. > :10:08.been Republican several times in the past. Iowa and New Hampshire
:10:08. > :10:13.they might lose. Pennsylvania, and remember Joe the Plumber, the
:10:13. > :10:19.Republicans campaigned in 2008 and Nevada. They were Democrat. We add
:10:19. > :10:23.in the numbers and see what happens. The Democrats are go through 270,
:10:23. > :10:27.so Barack Obama becomes President. It's harder than that for the rnds,
:10:27. > :10:32.because the Democrats won even more -- Republicans, because the
:10:32. > :10:38.Democrats won even more states in 200. North Carolina, you can't
:10:38. > :10:46.imagine them taking that. Nor da goes backwards and forwards. Ohio
:10:46. > :10:50.always at centre of the night and Virginia. As you see the bar going
:10:50. > :10:54.through the roof to Obama. What the Republicans have to do is win the
:10:54. > :10:58.ones that we just saw, all of them and then take back at least one
:10:58. > :11:04.from the group before. In other words, it's a real uphill task for
:11:04. > :11:08.Mitt Romney. That was Jeremy Vine with his guide to the workings of
:11:08. > :11:12.the college. We'll get a sense of the mood in the opposing camps. Ian
:11:12. > :11:16.Pannell with the Romney team in Boston and Mark Mardell with the
:11:16. > :11:20.Obama team in Chicago. Ian, we'll talk about this campaigning on
:11:20. > :11:25.polling day as self. Is that all about maintaining momentum as they
:11:25. > :11:29.say, or is it a sign of disquiet? Well, I think it depends who you
:11:29. > :11:34.ask. I think there are a number of schools of thought here. Certainly,
:11:34. > :11:41.the owe ponfepbts, the critics of Mitt Romney, will see this --
:11:41. > :11:45.opponents, the crit -- critics of Mitt Romney, will see this as a
:11:45. > :11:49.good move. The challenger is out in the country, but there are other
:11:49. > :11:52.things going on here. It's a mark of how close the race is. Mitt
:11:52. > :11:56.Romney gave an interview today to a radio station in Virginia, another
:11:57. > :12:00.one of the key states, in which he says he didn't want to be sat at
:12:00. > :12:04.home facing the prospect of losing by a few hundred votes and thinking
:12:05. > :12:08.he could have done something more. Finally, there is something
:12:08. > :12:12.personal. This is a man who has spent a significant portion of his
:12:12. > :12:16.life working towards this moment. This is the second time that he has
:12:16. > :12:19.run for the White House. His father ran for the White House and he
:12:19. > :12:24.doesn't want to leave anything to chance and in a few hours he'll be
:12:24. > :12:28.on the stage and hopefully we'll have a result. Let's turn to Mark
:12:28. > :12:33.in Chicago. We have had some very, very confident statements today
:12:33. > :12:36.from some people close to the Obama team. What do you make of that?
:12:36. > :12:39.Well, this is a stage where he will come, win or lose, to talk to
:12:39. > :12:43.America and they've just been having a sound check here. Belting
:12:43. > :12:47.out soul music. It feels like they're going to hold a party than
:12:47. > :12:51.a wake. The President has congratulated Mitt Romney on
:12:51. > :12:55.running a campaign and even urged Republicans to go out and exercise
:12:56. > :12:59.their right to vote. If he's faking it, he has got me fooled. When you
:12:59. > :13:03.are President, it doesn't come with a crystal ball. He might not
:13:03. > :13:05.necessarily be right, but I think the optimism is genuine. Because
:13:05. > :13:10.the Democrats are very, very proud of what I was saying about the
:13:10. > :13:13.ground game, about actually getting people out to vote. If they win it
:13:13. > :13:17.won't be because of their record or because of the arguments during the
:13:17. > :13:21.campaign. It will be because they've managed to persuade
:13:21. > :13:31.sometimes reluctant supporters to get out and vote. Gentlemen, thank
:13:31. > :13:32.
:13:32. > :13:35.We will have more from Washington later on. It is time to join Sophie.
:13:35. > :13:39.Huw, thank you. The Home Secretary has announced
:13:39. > :13:43.details of a new inquiry into allegations of child abuse in care
:13:43. > :13:47.homes in North Wales. Theresa May said the head of the National Crime
:13:47. > :13:50.Agency would investigate any fresh allegations as well as look at the
:13:50. > :13:54.way original complaints were handled by the police. A second
:13:54. > :14:04.review will consider whether the original inquiry did its job
:14:04. > :14:05.
:14:05. > :14:09.The story of the children abused in in and other care homes in North
:14:09. > :14:14.Wales can be told by the numbers. A decade ago a public inquiry heard
:14:14. > :14:21.of over 80 child abusers. Only seven were convicted. No wonder
:14:21. > :14:25.victims still want the truth. Justice for the victims. And prison
:14:25. > :14:30.sentences for the people who were abusing.
:14:30. > :14:35.That's what needs to happen. The Home Secretary said Britain had
:14:35. > :14:38.an appalling and shameful record over its treatment of children in
:14:38. > :14:44.care and said the way police handled allegations of abuse would
:14:44. > :14:47.now be investigated. Child abuse is a hateful, and
:14:47. > :14:51.disgusting crime. And we must not allow these allegations to go
:14:51. > :14:55.unanswered. If you have suffered and you go to
:14:55. > :15:00.the police about what you have been through, those of us in positions
:15:00. > :15:04.of authority and responsibility will not shirk our duty to support
:15:04. > :15:07.you. She said she would ask the head of
:15:07. > :15:11.the National Crime Agency to investigate not just the fresh
:15:11. > :15:15.allegations of historic abuse in North Wales, but the way North
:15:15. > :15:19.Wales Police handled its original investigation. Downing Street said
:15:19. > :15:23.a High Court judge would review whether the original Waterhouse
:15:23. > :15:26.public inquiry into the allegations in Wales did its job properly amid
:15:26. > :15:31.claims that crucial evidence was ignored.
:15:31. > :15:36.The Government has been praised by MPs for acting swiftly, but some
:15:36. > :15:40.fear it is only doing so because of allegations that a senior Tory
:15:40. > :15:44.figure was involved in this abuse, a man not named for legal reasons,
:15:44. > :15:48.who strongly denies the allegations. Today, the man who claims the
:15:48. > :15:51.police ignored photographs of him being abused by that Conservative
:15:51. > :15:55.figure met the Welsh Welsh Secretary and said he would be a
:15:55. > :16:01.thorn in the side of the Government until the truth was out.
:16:01. > :16:07.I just want to go away and gather my thoughts. I hope they are going
:16:07. > :16:17.to do what they say they will do. Conservative Central Office said
:16:17. > :16:18.
:16:18. > :16:25.they would investigate the serious allegations about a member who were
:16:25. > :16:29.seen at at the care home in Wrexham. Labour said they should be combined
:16:29. > :16:34.into one inquiry. I would therefore urge her to look
:16:34. > :16:38.at the possibility of a single inquiry to draw all of this
:16:38. > :16:41.evidence together. Does the right honourable lady
:16:41. > :16:46.sincerely want to start making amends or can she live with being
:16:46. > :16:50.what she has just announced, the next stage of a cover-up?
:16:50. > :16:56.Ministers deny that's what it is and they don't rule out a single
:16:57. > :17:02.inquiry. They say they want to fin out what what -- fin out what went
:17:02. > :17:06.on and why so many victims were Coming up: David Cameron's
:17:06. > :17:15.controversial trip to Saudi Arabia. He says he will make no apologies
:17:15. > :17:19.for discussing possible defence Marks & Spencer has reported an
:17:19. > :17:24.almost 10% fall in profits for the first-half of this year as it
:17:24. > :17:27.continues to be buffeted by volatile trading conditions. Its
:17:27. > :17:31.worst performance for over three years is being blamed on poor sales
:17:31. > :17:34.of its women's clothing range. It is facing stiff competition from
:17:35. > :17:39.other retailers, but as Emma Simpson reports there are signs of
:17:39. > :17:43.a turn around. It is the UK's biggest clothing
:17:43. > :17:48.retailer, a main main stay on a fast changing high street, but
:17:48. > :17:53.Marks & Spencer is having a tough year. Pre-tax profits for the last
:17:53. > :17:57.sibs the six months are down nearly 10% compared with last year. The
:17:57. > :18:05.wet weather, stock issues and tough trading conditions have all played
:18:05. > :18:10.a part. Although food sales are up, clothing and home wear have fallen,
:18:10. > :18:14.with its confusing layout and brands, Marks & Spencer's has been
:18:14. > :18:18.losing women shoppers. It needs to focus on creating a
:18:18. > :18:21.product that you can't buy elsewhere and because women drive
:18:21. > :18:30.the business in M&S, it is vital to get that right.
:18:30. > :18:38.So, what is MA and S's -- M&S's strategy? It is It is investing in
:18:38. > :18:43.new stores. Improving online services and expanding overseas.
:18:43. > :18:48.M M&S has had a management shake-up to bring sparkle to women's fashion
:18:48. > :18:52.and merchandise. Trading has improved in recent weeks, but the
:18:52. > :18:56.competition out there on the high street has never been fiercer. Take
:18:56. > :19:01.Primark and its cheap clothes that appeal to younger shoppers. It is
:19:01. > :19:07.going from strength to strength with revenues up 15% today, but it
:19:07. > :19:11.has been a tough 2012 for many retail irs.
:19:11. > :19:17.-- retailers. It has been a patchy year for non-
:19:17. > :19:27.food retailing. A dismal summer, an OK September, but much of that
:19:27. > :19:28.
:19:28. > :19:31.vanishing in October, so retailers are keen to make up lost ground.
:19:31. > :19:36.The M&S Christmas campaign launches tomorrow. The battle for our
:19:36. > :19:44.festive cash is underway. This retailer needs to make sure that it
:19:44. > :19:48.A judge granted a court hearing to a group of pupils, schools and
:19:48. > :19:52.councils challenging the GCSE English results. The group is
:19:52. > :19:57.arguing that an estimated 10,000 students in England missed out on a
:19:57. > :20:01.grade C because exam boards decided to change their grade boundaries
:20:01. > :20:04.between January and June. The Prime Minister says he will
:20:04. > :20:08.make no apologies for talking to Saudi Arabia about possible
:20:08. > :20:11.commercial deals on defence. Mr Cameron is in the Gulf to
:20:11. > :20:14.strengthen Britain's tie in the region. During his visit, he also
:20:15. > :20:21.said that the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, should be allowed
:20:21. > :20:26.a safe passage out of the country if it would end the bloodshed. This
:20:26. > :20:30.report contains flash photography. A red carpet welcome from a
:20:30. > :20:34.powerful traditional and secretive country that so far resisted the
:20:34. > :20:38.Arab Spring. Saudi Arabia's ageing king awarded
:20:38. > :20:42.David Cameron the country's highest civilian medal, a surprise token of
:20:42. > :20:47.friendship after recent frosty Saudi statements over Britain's
:20:47. > :20:52.support for democracy in the region. The two leaders agreed Bashar al-
:20:52. > :20:56.Assad had to go. Saudi Arabia is a huge defence and business partner
:20:56. > :20:59.for Britain. Something which I put to the Prime
:20:59. > :21:03.Minister which sits at odds with Britain's democratic ideals.
:21:03. > :21:07.I make no apologies for the fact that I am here talking to our
:21:07. > :21:12.friends in the Emirates, our friends in Saudi Arabia, about
:21:12. > :21:14.defence partnerships because their security is important for our
:21:14. > :21:19.security and this is vital for British jobs.
:21:19. > :21:22.My sources in Saudi Arabia tell me that they are not pleased with
:21:22. > :21:28.Britain's relationship, particularly over the Arab Spring.
:21:28. > :21:31.What are you going to say to the Saudis? Of course, we do have some
:21:31. > :21:35.divergeant views. I am a British democrat. I believe in the values
:21:35. > :21:39.of the Arab Spring and I believe it offers a good chance for people of
:21:39. > :21:43.this region, but I also understand different countries prospectives
:21:43. > :21:47.that we should be able to have as two countries a good dialogue about
:21:48. > :21:51.that issue. Driving through Jeddah today, you
:21:51. > :21:55.could feel the wealth here and Mr Cameron is looking to attract more
:21:55. > :21:58.of it to Britain. Inside the British Consulate, he
:21:58. > :22:01.met billionaire investors who seem relieved that relationships between
:22:01. > :22:08.the two countries are on a firmer footing.
:22:08. > :22:17.I am not aware. There is difficulty in the relationship. But the visit
:22:17. > :22:21.of Mr Cameron is a positive step to resolve any outstanding situation.
:22:21. > :22:28.Whatever stresses and strains there may have been in Saudi and British
:22:28. > :22:33.relaxes, David Cameron's arrival here in Jeddah appears to have
:22:33. > :22:38.smoothed ruffled Saudi fet ertion. They discussed Syria, and Iran and
:22:38. > :22:44.Gulf security and the way appears to be clearer for Saudi investment
:22:44. > :22:49.The MP Nadine Dorries has been suspended from the Parliamentary
:22:49. > :22:52.Conservative Party after deciding to fly to Australia to take part in
:22:52. > :22:55.ITV's, I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here!. She is the first sitting
:22:55. > :22:59.MP to agree to be on the reality show and could be away from her job
:22:59. > :23:03.in the Commons for up to a month. Nadine Dorries who represents mid-
:23:03. > :23:07.Bedfordshire said she wants to use her appearance to raise awareness
:23:07. > :23:13.of issues she is interested in. Football now and Manchester City
:23:14. > :23:19.came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Ajax a result which
:23:19. > :23:25.keeps their hopes of Champions League progress alive. Arsenal
:23:25. > :23:29.through away a 2-0 lead. It was the most nervous of nights
:23:29. > :23:34.for Manchester City boss Robert Mancini, one in which only victory
:23:35. > :23:40.would do. So this was the last thing he needed. Ajax ahead and
:23:40. > :23:44.City's troubles had only begun. More defending and they were 2-0
:23:44. > :23:49.down, their European dream turning into the grimmest of nightmares.
:23:50. > :23:55.City needed an instant response and they got it, still hope at half-
:23:55. > :24:05.time and after it, the comeback continued.
:24:05. > :24:06.
:24:06. > :24:12.In the dying seconds, City felt they should have had a penalty.
:24:12. > :24:18.Arsenal enjoyed a better start against the German side. Theo
:24:18. > :24:24.Walcott putting them ahead. When they made it 2-0, the match seemed
:24:24. > :24:28.as good as won, but the Germans battled back and for Arsenal yet
:24:28. > :24:33.more frustration. For more on the US election, let's
:24:34. > :24:37.join Huw in Washington. Well, we are expecting the first results to
:24:37. > :24:42.start coming in and we may have a clear indication of the winner not
:24:42. > :24:47.long after midnight in Washington, but that could change in the margin
:24:47. > :24:53.between the candidates is as small as the polls have been suggesting.
:24:53. > :24:57.Let's have a word with Mark Mardell. Mark, what we have had here is a
:24:57. > :25:00.clear choice for voters between the visions offered by the two
:25:00. > :25:04.candidates? Yes, it is the one thing they agree
:25:04. > :25:08.on, that they both got a clear choice for America, two different
:25:08. > :25:12.visions of the country. Mitt Romney says the president if he is given
:25:12. > :25:18.another four years, will turn America into a sort of Europe where
:25:18. > :25:22.welfare State will strip all the American entrepreneurial virtues,
:25:22. > :25:26.the president says if Mitt Romney wins, he will govern for the rich.
:25:26. > :25:29.The way they portray it, America will be set on a path. It is not a
:25:30. > :25:32.question of a balance of spending and taxation, it is a path that
:25:32. > :25:37.will last some while. That's important and it is important for
:25:37. > :25:40.us because obviously the American economy is important for Britain.
:25:40. > :25:45.On On Foreign Affairs, Mitt Romney talks a tough game. He talks more
:25:45. > :25:48.aggressively. He says that America shouldn't apologise for its actions
:25:48. > :25:51.and should act tougher, but it is not clear whether he would do
:25:51. > :25:55.anything differently if he was president.
:25:56. > :26:00.Mark, we will be talking again tomorrow. Thank you very much. Mark
:26:00. > :26:04.Mardell in Chicago. You can follow the results as they come in, we
:26:04. > :26:07.have a special programme on BBC One and the BBC News Channel. It starts