The World's Katy Clark examines how the political winds are blowing in the military community. Recent polls show a majority of voters with military backgrounds support McCain. But some veterans groups question which candidate is really looking out for them.
The World's Jeb Sharp has the final installment in our series on How Wars End. Today, she focuses on the war in Bosnia, which ended with a U.S.-led diplomatic breakthrough in 1995. Identified bodies of 335 victims of Srebrenica massacre: (AP Photo/Amel Emric)
New film asserts election fraud in Mexico (5:30) October 10, 2008 download |permalink
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with film director Luis Mandoki about his documentary on Mexico's 2006 presidential election. Mandoki is convinced the election was rigged, and he says his documentary proves it. The film -- called Fraude -- is being released in the U.S. today.
Global Hit - Emiliana Torrini (2:45) October 10, 2008 download |permalink
Icelandic-Italian singer Emiliana Torrini explains how the title track to her just released CD "Me and Armini" evolved, then performs it for us.
How Wars End: Clockwise from top left: Srebrenica,Bosnia (Marco di Lauro/Getty Images); The Trenches of World War I; Looting after the fall of Baghdad; Lincoln's Assassination)
John McCain and Barack Obama disagree about how to deal with the war in Iraq. Obama favors a timeline for bringing home the 144,000 Americans still serving there. McCain doesn't. He wants the situation on the ground to determine the best time to withdraw American troops.
Significantly, neither candidate talks much about ending the war, just about ending the American role in it. Today we begin a series on how wars end. They don't end quite the way we imagine they do. And sometimes they don't end at all. The World's Jeb Sharp looked to the past for some clues.
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Today on The World: European governments offer multi-billion dollar rescue packages for their ailing banks; Taking the pulse of the Iraqi-American vote in the presidential election; and an Iranian rapper sings songs of nuclear power.
Europe moves to shore up banks (4:30) October 13, 2008 download |permalink
Governments and central banks in Europe announced additional measures today to restore confidence and shore up banks and the frozen credit markets. News of the plans sent the markets up. The World's Laura Lynch reports from London.
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