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The Missing Issues in the Presidential Campaign
Are increasingly polarized voters choosing along party lines without knowing where their candidates really stand on climate change, drug wars, the Eurozone, gun control?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenIf you're frustrated by the limited number of issues in this year's presidential campaign, you are not alone. Do voters know what either candidate wants to do about climate change, Mexico's drug wars, the Eurozone or gun control? Are increasingly polarized voters making their choices on party lines without knowing where their own candidates really stand? Also, the Syrian army agrees to temporary truce, though no one knows how long it will last. On Reporter's Notebook, 3-D printers produce industrial objects. We hear about plans for making it possible to download a gun.
Banner image: Cory Brown of Sunburst Dairy drives a feeder tractor past some corn at their dairy farm near Belleville, Wisconsin, September 6, 2012. Crops have been stunted by withering heat across the US heartland, with corn and soybean yields hit hard. Photo by Darren Hauck/Reuters
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3 storiesSyrian Army Agrees to Temporary Truce, but How Long Will It Last?
Syria's military regime has declared a ceasefire for the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, which begins tomorrow. Rebels have reportedly advanced in Aleppo, Syria's largest city, and the government warns that it will respond to attacks, efforts at reinforcement or infiltration from neighboring countries.
Read the story7 minThe Missing Issues in the Presidential Campaign
No campaign has ever touched on all the important issues, but who decides what's worth discussing and when?
Read the story36 min3D Printing and DIY Guns
Three-D printers produce objects by spraying thin layers of plastic, metal or ceramics that build into shapes. Industrial companies use them to make parts. Gun components have been made that way and used in guns that successfully fire bullets.
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