US elections move into final phase

Now the party conventions are over, the hard campaigning begins The last streamer-bedecked balloon has dropped from the rafters. The roar of the final confetti-cannon has faded and the last souvenir boater has been packed away. Republicans are left to wonder if it will ever be possible to wear those plush-toy hats in the shape of an elephant - the symbol of their party - anywhere else on earth. The rest of us... [read full story]