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FT News in Focus

News features and analysis from Financial Times reporters around the world. FT News in Focus is produced by Fiona Symon.

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Latest Episodes:

US election special: What do the results mean? Nov 03, 2010

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Republicans have taken control of the House of Representatives and gained ground in the Senate. The results of the Midterms have, without a doubt, set out a significant shift in power.But what do the results really mean for President Barack Obama?LJ Filotrani asks FT correspondent Anna Fifield who watched the results unfold in Washington, for her thoughts.

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Where do good ideas come from? Nov 01, 2010

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Tim Harford, the FT's Undercover Economist talks to internet entrepreneur Steven Johnson about his latest book, 'Where do good ideas come from?'.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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Impact of the death of Kirchner Oct 28, 2010

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The death of Argentina's former president Nestor Kirchner has transformed the country's political landscape - although no longer president, he and his wife, the current president Cristina Fernandez, were seen as very much acting as a team. Fiona Symon asks the FT's correspondent in Buenos Aires, Jude Webber, where his death leaves Cristina Fernandez's political career.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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The UK's Comprehensive Spending Review Oct 20, 2010

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UK chancellor George Osborne delivered the government's review on spending today. He spoke of fairness, of bringing the years of ever rising borrowing to an end, of making those with the broadest shoulders bear the greatest burden and of building a country which only buys what it can afford. But what to these mantras really mean in terms of spending and cuts?To try and answer this question the FT's Sarah Neville is joined in the studio by FT correspondents Chris Cook, Martin Sandbu and Alice Ross.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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Merkel on immigration and integration Oct 18, 2010

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Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, said at the weekend that the country’s attempts to form a multicultural society had failed and that both Muslim immigrants and indigenous Germans had to make greater efforts towards integration. Fiona Symon speaks to Quentin Peel, the FT’s Berlin correspondent, about Merkel’s remarks.Produced by Martin Stabe

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Afghan elections Sep 20, 2010

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Matthew Green reflects on the elections which took place in Afghanistan at the weekend.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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Preparations for presidential elections in Nigeria Sep 06, 2010

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Tom O'Sullivan talks to the FT's west Africa correspondent Tom Burgis about what the atmosphere is like in the Niger Delta as president Goodluck Jonathan gears up to revealing whether or not he will stand for re-election in January, and, whether or not Goodluck has so far kept his promise to bring peace to the area, allowing for free and fair elections.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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US withdrawal from Iraq Sep 01, 2010

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With US president Barack Obama announcing the end to the combat mission in Iraq, Fiona Symon asks the FT's Middle East correspondent Andrew England what this means for the Iraqi people.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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Will pilotless aircraft be safer in flight? Aug 14, 2010

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Listen to a clip of a US radio interview with Rohit Jaggi on the subject of pilotless aircraft

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Wikileaks the war in Afghanistan Jul 26, 2010

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In the podcast: We ask whether the 75,000 leaked documents covering the period 2004 to 2009 will have any impact on the Obama administration and its Afghan strategy.Presented by Tom O'Sullivan, the FT's assistant world news editor, with James Blitz the FT's defence and diplomatic editor.Produced by LJ Filotrani

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