From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

The missing issues of the presidential campaign.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

No campaign has ever touched on all the important issues, but who decides what's worth

discussing and when? Even the Pentagon says climate change could be crucial to America's future,

but both presidential candidates are accused of climate silence. Drug wars, just across the Mexican

border, have killed 60,000 people, twice the number

in Syria's civil war. What about the Eurozone and gun control? Do the media provide all the

ideas? Are the candidates trapped by partisan polarization? We'll hear a range of opinions.

On reporters' notebook later on, will 3D printers be making guns at home? First, here's the

news. Support for To the Point comes from the members of KCRW and from the Public Radio International

Program Fund. Hello again, Mormon On the only, back with To the Point. If 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 or Mexico's drug wars,

the Eurozone, gun control, are increasingly polarized voters making their choices on party lines

without really knowing where their own candidates stand? On reporter's notebook, 3D printers

produce industrial product.

We heard about plans for making it possible to download a gun.

First, this news update.

Syria's military regime has declared a ceasefire for the four-day Muslim holiday of Eid al-Aidha, which begins tomorrow.

Rebels have reportedly advanced in Aleppo, Syria's largest city,

and the government warns that it will respond to attacks or efforts at reinforcement or infiltration

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