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DRESSED FOR SUCCESS?
With just 11 days to go before the US presidential election you might think that the focus would be on the candidates' policies and tax spending plans.
But it was spending of another kind which caught the attention of the world's media this week after it emerged that since Sarah Palin became John McCain's running mate, the Republican Party has spent $150,000 in clothes, hair styling and accessories for her and her family.
The effect such expenditure will have on an electorate trying to cope with an economic meltdown has yet to be seen, but the fact that just two months after she became a candidate for vice-president, Ms Palin's wardrobe is headline news, shows just how far she has come.
POLL POSITION
As Panorama reported this month in Obama and the Pitbull, the Alaskan mother of five has re-energised the US' conservative heartland, but the polls suggest the presidency is Barack Obama's to loose.
If you missed Obama and the Pitbull you can join the tens of thousands of people who have caught up online - the programme has proved our biggest hit on the iplayer this year and you can watch it right now via the Panorama website.
FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE?
This Monday it was America's old Cold War rival Russia which was Panorama's subject.
In Should we be Scared of Russia? Moscow-based journalist Mark Franchetti looked at relations between Russia and the West, which have deteriorated to levels not seen since the Cold War.
Franchetti wanted to know how Russians now see themselves and their place in the world.
The answer was that far from seeing themselves as aggressors, most Russians see themselves as victims of Western misunderstanding and Nato's eastern expansion.
FLEET FLASHPOINT
Amongst those defending Russia was Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov - a close associate of Vladimir Putin, who despite moving from president to prime minister, is still the most powerful man in Russia.
In his exclusive interview with Panorama, Mr Ivanov accused the US and UK of being much more aggressive than Russia.
He insisted that Russia had no territorial ambitions and was even prepared to move its Black Sea Fleet from the strategically crucial port of Sevastopol if Ukraine demands it - a move likely to trigger outrage amongst Crimea's many Russian nationalists.
SURVEILLANCE SOCIETY
This coming Monday at 8pm on BBC One, Panorama will be putting Britain's surveillance society in the spotlight in You can run... but can you hide?
We are the CCTV capital of the world and more data is being held on us than ever before.
Our phones, our computers, our bankcards and even our cars busily give away information about where we go and what we do.
The government gathers more data on us than anyone else and, as the programme reports, has big plans to collect even more.
Join us at 8pm on Monday as Simon Boazman reports on how much data is being held on us, whether it is secure and if it is possible to reduce your data trail.
BYE FOR NOW
That's all for this week. You can keep up to date with what's happening on the programme on our website.
And remember, if you have a story, suggestion or comment you'd like to send us then you can always email us panorama@bbc.co.uk
The Panorama Team
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