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Welcome to BBC World News. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney target voters

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in crucial swing states, as the US presidential election enters the

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final day of campaigning. And, as America recovers from

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Superstorm Sandy,we find out how the residents of Staten Island feel

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about casting their vote. Greece is under the spotlight yet

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again, as officials try to implement more tough austerity

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measures. Welcome to BBC World News.

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Also in this programme: an investigation into New Zealand's

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worst mine disaster. For Caught, hook, line and sinker.

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We visit the Taiwanese restaurant where customers catch their own

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There's just one campaigning day left in the US presidential

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election, and both candidates are doing everything they can to win

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over undecided voters in what have become crucial swing states.

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The 2012 presidential campaign has been the most expensive in US

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history. Estimates suggest it will end up costing $2.5 billion. That

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works out to about $20 dollars per vote. So where does the money come

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from? The Republican and Democratic party committees raise money for

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their respective candidates. But more than $700 million is raised

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from donations of under �2,500 given by individual Americans.

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Money is also collected by political action committees or

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groups, known as Super PACs. Super PACs spend millions of dollars on

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TV advertising hoping to influence the electorate. Around $600 million

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has been raised by them in this election campaign.

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The latest polls suggest that the race is still too close to call,

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with President Obama and Mitt Romney on pretty much level-pegging.

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Jane O'Brien reports from Washington.

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Fired up and ready to vote, Stevie Wonder exhorting the Democratic

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faithful in Ohio to give the President another four years in

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Ohio could hold the key to this election. One reason why Barack

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Obama will be returning here on Monday, the final lap of a frenetic

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campaign trail before the country goes to the polls on Tuesday.

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is not just a choice between two candidates or parties, but between

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two different visions of America. It is a choice between a return to

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the top down policies that crushed our economy. Or, the strong,

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growing middle class based policies that are getting us out of a crisis.

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Governor Romney will also be back in Ohio, but on Sunday he was also

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focusing on Pennsylvania. Where he and his wife arrive by bus. Like

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much of the country, opinion polls show this to be a deeply divided

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state the former Massachusetts governor will desperately need if

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he loses Ohio. Let's make sure every single person

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we know gets out and votes on Tuesday! What makes this rally, and

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your work inspiring, is because you care about America. It is a

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campaign about our country, the future we leave to our children. We

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thank you. We ask you to stay at it all the way until victory on

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Tuesday night. The polls show the President with a slight lead, but

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the percentage is small, and voters are disgruntled. If there are any

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undecided Americans out there, the next few hours will be critical to

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winning them over. Two foreign workers have been killed and a

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third injured following a series of bomb attacks in Bahrain.

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Authorities say the blasts in the Bahraini capital Manama, were

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caused by at least five home-made devices. The state news agency

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described the explosions as acts of terrorism. The police have already

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been the target of several bomb attacks in Bahrain, but such an

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attack in the middle of Manama is rare.

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Tour we know who or what is behind these attacks? We do not, but the

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conflict in Bahrain has been getting increasingly bitter. The

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government has banned all demonstrations, many of the

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demonstrators have been committed to peaceful opposition to the

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government, but some must be feeling the only way forward is

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violence. It is unusual to see bomb attacks like this in the centre.

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There have been attacks on police in outlying villages. But in the

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centre, this is a new development. Some Asian expert workers were

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among those killed? Reportedly, they were street cleaners, one,

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apparently, kicked one of the bombs which set it off, and it killed him.

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A third person was also injured. How much pressure is on the

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government now have to sort out this ongoing crisis? There is

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pressure, the United States has condemned this new ban on

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demonstrations. Bahrain does have strong allies, including Saudi

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Arabia. Juliette joins me now with the

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business. It's a crucial week for Greece, as

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the government attempts to drive through budget savings and reforms

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that will keep its international lenders happy. Today, a new

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austerity package will be presented to Parliament. It amounts to $17

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billion worth of cost cuts and tax increases. It also includes reforms

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to the labour market that will make it easier to hire and fire staff.

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Parliament is expected to vote on both measures on Wednesday.

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Meanwhile, Greece's main public and private sector unions are planning

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a two-day strike, starting on Tuesday, to protest against the

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legislation. Sony Kapoor is the managing

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director of the think-tank Re- Define. He said that the poor

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relationship between Greece and its creditors is creating big problems.

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And we are basically stuck in a trap, where the creditors and the

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European partners do not trust the Greek government or the Greek

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people to deliver on the reforms, hence, want to continue to push

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them closer to the edge. Things are desperate, there is an incentive to

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reform. The problem is this strategy also means there is a

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large amount of economic uncertainty, it drives Investment

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away, it stops people spending. It sharply reduces any revenue that

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might arise from privatisation because the economic prospects look

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so gloomy. We are stuck in this trap were the loss of trust has

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pushed us into a position which is undermining the Greek economy in a

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very substantial way, and is eating away at the social and political

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fabric. France has asked one of its most

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respected businessmen to find out how to make the country more

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competitive. Today, Louise Gallois, the former head of Airbus owner,

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EADS, delivers his report to the government. -- Louis. His

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recommendations are expected to include rethinking the country's

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controversial 35-hour working week. But it seems the government is

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already trying to distance itself from his ideas. Maddy Savage

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reports from Paris. Four workers here at one of the

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factories for Peugeot, the word, competition, is one they have heard

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a lot. Two weeks ago, their bosses accepted the first step out for of

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France's car industry since the start of the financial crisis,

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admitting they had failed to adapt to an increasingly tough

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environment. There is a meltdown in the steel industry, this plant in

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eastern France used to be a key supplier for companies across

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Europe. But it is about to close. Demands -- demand for still is

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reducing. The government recognises this is part of a national problem

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with competitiveness. TRANSLATION: We need to sort out our finances

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and economy. The aim is to have a stronger economy that is more

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innovative but stronger exports, which can hold its own on world

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markets, particularly in the European market. For earlier this

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year, businessman Louise Gallois, who used to run the aerospace group

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EADS, was asked for possible solutions. His report is suspected

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-- expected to suggest longer hours for employees. Last week, the

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country's Prime Minister hinted the government would consider extending

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the working week, but backtracked during a heated debate in

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Parliament. TRANSLATION: I am going to disappoint you, my position has

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always been, that is why I always opposed your policies, the legal

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limit should be 35 hours. This will not change as long as the left is

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in power. When ministers discussed the full -- discuss the full report

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on Tuesday, the speed of reforms is likely to be a key issue. Russian

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changes to -- rushing changes is something the Prime Minister is

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keen to avoid, but critics say the country needs to act quickly to

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stop further investments being driven abroad.

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Japan's biggest car maker has seen a tripling of its quarterly profits.

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Toyota also said it's confident about the year ahead, despite its

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difficulties in China. But the picture wasn't rosy across

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the board, as our correspondent in Tokyo Rupert Wingfield Hayes told

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me earlier. Big there is an ongoing political spat between China and

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Japan, which got very nasty in September, when many Japanese

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countries were closed down, there were attacks on Japanese factories

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and businesses in China. Toilet her reported a fall of 50% in sales in

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China and says it has lost 200,000 sales in China because of that. The

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other thing about these figures is that they look great, but Toyota

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was starting from a low base and if it hadn't been for the fact that

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2011 was such a terrible year for them, perhaps these results would

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not look quite as good as they do. In other business news: Banking

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giant HSBC says it will set aside an extra $800 million to cover

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fines from US authorities. The fines relating to the breaking of

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laws preventing money laundering. The bank also said that first half

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profits have halved to just under $2.5 billion.

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Ryanair says profit rose 10% in the first half of the year, to $765

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million. Europe's biggest low-cost carrier was helped by higher fares,

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and a lower fuel bill. Passenger numbers were also boosted by the

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London Olympics. A look at the financial markets,

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losses across the board. Not surprising. This is a decisive

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political week. There will be a change of leadership in China.

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Markets do not like uncertainty. A you are watching BBC World news.

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America's 30 no committee is making its voice is heard, but who will be

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be shouting for in this election? - - Latino.

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A remarkable relationship between a fighter pilot and the man who shot

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him down is being celebrated. The two men hope their story will

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promote peace. In Belgrade, the memories are still

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fresh. Just 13 years ago, NATO air strikes rocked the city. Operation

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Allied Force lasted three months. Belgrade still bears the scars. The

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forces of the former Yugoslavia also made their mark, they shot

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down the biggest prize of all, a US Air Force F 117, the supposedly

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invincible Stealth fighter. Mayday, Mayday! Now, the main protagonists

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in that instant are reliving it at the premiere of The Second Meeting,

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a film which brought them together. Dale Zelko, was the stuff fighter

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pilot. The wreckage is in a museum here. He is far from bitter about

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the extent. The hostilities are history, and

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Dale Zelko has come to express his friendship to the man who shot him

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down, Sultan Danny. He is explaining to his own children and

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others what exactly happened on that night in 1999. Zoltan Dani

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finds it easy to laugh with the man who once came to bomb his country.

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The relationship has flourished off screen, with strong bonds forged

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between the Serbian and American families.

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TRANSLATION: We are already talking about visiting his home next year,

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and setting the date. My Missus is learning English now she -- so she

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can communicate better. We are thinking about the future.

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Now, the former foes are not just breaking bread together but making

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it. Or, in this case, apple strudel. Zoltan Dani has become a Baker

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since retiring from the military. The two men hope the world will see

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their friendship as a message of peace and demonstrate that getting

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to know the enemy may be a lot Our main headline - - Barack Obama

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and Mitt Romney are approaching the final day of the election campaign,

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with intense campaigning taking place. The election takes place as

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the eastern seaboard continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy. Some

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residents of Staten Island told us what they felt about voting at a

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time like this. We are going to Staten Island to do search-and-

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rescue, give out food and first aid to people. We were here the night

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of the storm. The water just came so fast. It was so nerve-racking.

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We had the dog in the house. I took the dog on my shoulder, and just

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took off. My neighbour passed away. This is a piece of material from

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the construction site up the block. A lot of foundations were taken out.

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If we had left two minutes later, it probably would have killed us,

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too. I don't think people in this area are as concerned about voting

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as they are about taking care of their personal lives. The other

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thing is that the normal voting areas are the local schools, but

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some of them are still shut down. At this time of disaster, I do not

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know how the turnout will be. Staten Island is known as the

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forgotten Burrow. This area looked more like a war-zone. We had a lot

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of deaths. Some are unreported. One neighbour unfortunately lost her

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mother, a 90-year-old woman. They did not leave on time, they could

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not leave, because the storm was getting worse and worse, and they

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tried to hold on to furniture, thinking that this might help them

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from getting taken over by the sea. Unfortunately, as the water rose,

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she panicked and had a heart attack. And they both had hypothermia. Does

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bring a tear to the eye, when I see my belongings destroyed, but the

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first thing I think of his, people lost more. We will have to move

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forward. It is important to vote. I know where to go. If they do not

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open, I'm sure they will direct people to different locations.

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far as the political aspect of it is concerned, at this point, it is

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not on my mind, because there is too much to worry about. I kind of

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feel like it should be on hold. Give people time to think about

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what they want to do. This is going to take your mind off it, you

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cannot think clearly and vote for who you want, if you're thinking

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about what food you're going to meet tomorrow. Staying in the US,

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one community which is becoming increasingly influential in the

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political system is the Latino population. They are starting to

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make their voices heard, but who will they be shouting for this time

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around? We have been to two cities We are here in west Los Angeles. My

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parents are from Mexico. My name is Nicholas, I am 26 years old, I come

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from an Argentinian family, and there was born and raised in this

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beautiful city in Florida. It is a community of 97% Latino, where we

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cherish our culture, where we celebrate the same cultural

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traditions that our parents did, when they were living in Mexico.

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You can walk through here at any given time, and you're overwhelmed

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by the culture. We are more than 80% Cuban down here now, but we are

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rebuilding ourselves as a great American city, while still

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maintaining our Hispanic culture. Knowing that it is election season,

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I think the most important thing for our community is to participate.

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We can have representatives that will really stand up for the

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working class, who fight for education and healthy communities.

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If our community does not participate, we will find laws

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which criminalise our communities. I think the main issues are

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certainly economic growth. This is not a very rich city. We are very

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much middle to lower-class. The financial crisis has meant there

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has been a lot of loss of work. There are fewer chances of

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progressing. It is hard, because when you have a family, if you have

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three little kids, you are trying to feed them every day, it is tough.

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I think Latinos do want to participate. They want to be part

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of the process. But historically, they have been disenfranchised. It

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is up to us, it is in our hands, that we can participate, and things

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have changed. There is no longer are sleeping giant. We are awake

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and we are going to make a difference. A computer expert at

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the Vatican is on trial accused of aiding and abetting Pope Benedict's

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former butler to steal sensitive documents. He is accused of helping

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him to leak the papers, including letters to the Pope, alleging

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corruption in the Vatican's dealings. About 1,000 opposition

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activists are protesting in Kiev over what they say was fraud in the

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recent parliamentary elections. A week after voting closed, the

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authorities still have not published the final results. The

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opposition says the ruling party has rigged the ballot. An official

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investigation into the Pike River disaster in New Zealand has

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concluded that the mine's owners have warned that levels of methane

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gas had reached dangerous levels. The explosion two years ago killed

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29 workers. Duncan Kennedy reports. For nine days, a series of

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explosions destroyed the mine on New Zealand's South Island, with

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nobody knowing if the 29 men had survived. Now, a Royal Commission

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has concluded they probably died after the first explosion, which

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was the result of a build-up of methane gas. Their families were

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devastated and demanded answers. A Royal Commission was set up, which

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has now concluded that it was a preventable accident - the result

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of the company putting production targets before safety and a

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government which failed to enforce health and safety standards. It is

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possible but that it -- that if they had done their job better, it

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is possible that those men might not have died. The report found

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that 21 warnings about methane levels were ignored in the days

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before the first explosion. It blamed the Government for not

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stopping production before safety standards were in place. They

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became a bureaucratic organisation, which lost its way. Health and

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safety became relegated to just another part of the business.

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Rachel's partner was among those killed. Speaking before the report

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was published, she remembers him as a loving man, enjoying the delights

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of his first child. Very flamboyant, outgoing, caring, and just a really

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nice guy, really. She looks so like him. The New Zealand minister for

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labour has now resigned, following the report. The former chief

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executive of the mine, once seen as a hero for his response to the

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disaster, now faces a series of charges relating to health and

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safety. They families say they want criminal prosecutions. The police

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inquiry is still under way. Now, it has one of the biggest fishing

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industries in the world, but some urban Taiwanese are cutting their

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ties with the sea, and instead, fishing for shrimp from indoor

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pools in restaurants. This report from Cindy Sui. Fishing has moved

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indoors. As you can see, there are several large pools, and the owners

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have put shrimps into them. People pay by the sight -- by the hour to

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catch them and eat them. It costs about $10 per hour, and it is the

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same price no matter how many shrimps you catch. The bait

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consists of tiny dried shrimp and chicken liver. I'm going to ask

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some regular customers to show me how it is done. This man says the

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trick is to put just a small piece of bait on the hook, so it will fit

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inside the mouth of the shrimp. Some prefer to bring their own

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fishing rod and bait. My first shrimp, and it took only 10 minutes.

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But credit goes to Mr rear. TRANSLATION: We come here because

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the kids like it. -- Mr Lee. TRANSLATION: It is cheaper to do it

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this way. If you were to rent a boat to go fishing, it is expensive

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and risky. For many people, there is nothing like the joy of catching

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your own meal. Then, people get to savour the rewards of their hard

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work. This activity is so popular that places like this one are open

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24 hours a day. They can get as many as 100 customers at a time.

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For people like me and my cameraman, who have been here for four hours

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and caught only one shrimp, there is no need to be discouraged.

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