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Fears over Florida's vote counting

With both Obama and McCain neck-and-neck in the state, the Florida ballot will be closely scrutinised, especially after the controversy that surrouned the state eight years ago. Al Jazeera's Sebastian Walker reports on the election process in the Sunshine State.

US Election Weekly Podcast

Its the final week of the campaign and the candidates are focusing their efforts on the battleground states as the world awaits the election of a new US president on November 4. Heres the best of Al Jazeeras coverage from the final, frenetic week of campaigning.

Young voters could decide the US election

The stakes are high for the US presidential election, and the outcome of November's vote could very well shape America's future for decades to come — something that has not been lost on the nation's youth, which have come out in unprecedented numbers to have their voices heard. At least 40 million young people are eligible to vote in next month's presidential election. Al Jazeera's Rob Reynolds reports on how America's youth could be the deciding factor in who ends up in the White House.

African-Americans discuss racism in the US

Earlier this week, Al Jazeera aired a story that captured the seemingly intolerant attitudes of some people who attended a rally for Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential candidate. The story received more than one million hits on YouTube's website. But did their views represent a wider opinion? Casey Kauffman, who filmed the original story in Ohio, showed it to some African-American families to gauge their reaction.

Bangladesh parties threaten to boycott elections

The two main political parties in Bangladesh say they will boycott December's general elections if corruption charges against their leaders are not dropped. Supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) also protested the Electoral Commission's decision to ban religious-based parties from running in the elections. Al Jazeera's Nicholas Haque reports.

US Election Weekly podcast

In this US election weekly, Al Jazeera finds out why Sarah Palin still has the power to inspire, what voters want in the US most northernmost town and what acclaimed journalist Robert Fisk thought of the vice-presidential debate

Young Iranians discuss upcoming US election

The Iranian leader's visit to the US, this time for the UN General Assembly in New York, will probably be his last before there's a new president in the White House. As the election draws closer, we're focusing on people who will be affected by US foreign policy. So what do young people in Tehran think of the US election? Our correspondent Alireza Ronaghi has been finding out.