The mood of the USA in the run up to the presidential election is the theme of two special editions of Correspondent. In the first, presenter Charles Wheeler asks whyyoung people are proving reluctant to vote; black right-wing activist Star Parkertakes her controversial views on welfare and affirmative action back to the streets of south central Los Angeles; and Martin Bell visits a Marine Corps boot camp to find out what the cadets feel about their country's future foreign relations.