RTAmerica 22/10/2012- Birth defects skyrocket in Iraq after US invasion ,White House denies secret peace talks with Iran , Third party candidates square off on RT-America

Since the US lead invasion in Iraq in 2003, children with birth defects and reports of miscarriages have been on the rise in the war torn country. According to the Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Bulletin, in the past seven years the rate of birth defects and miscarriages has shot up an astounding 60 percent and 45 percent respectively, leaving many wondering what is causing this. RT's Liz Wahl has more. Birth defects skyrocket in Iraq after US invasion White House denies secret peace talks with Iran Over the weekend, The New York Times published an article affirming that the US and Iran will take part in nuclear peace talks after the November presidential election. During the race to the White House, Iran has taken the spotlight when it comes to US foreign policy and many are doubtful that talks will curb Iran's nuclear ambitions. Although the White House has publicly denied the talks, many believe the article wasn't completely inaccurate. Adam Pourahmadi, producer for HuffPost Live, joins us with his take on the recent article and break down what's going on. Third party candidates square off on RT-America On Monday night, President Obama and Mitt Romney will exchange verbal blows for the last time during this election year. This, the last of three debates, will draw millions of viewers, but most Americans are not aware that the debates are not over. On Tuesday, the third-party candidates will square off and show their stance on different topics and demonstrate the American people have options. Christina Tobin, founder of Free and Equal Elections, gives us the latest on tomorrow's debate. Will US talk to Iran? The New York Times article about the US' role in dealing with Iran sparked a major discussion ahead of Monday's presidential debate on foreign policy. Two days before the debate, the article suggested that the White House had reached an agreement with Iran to pursue direct talks on the country's nuclear ambitions. The White House and Iranian officials publicly denied the information, though. To discuss what happened and to look at it in few different ways, RT's Kristine Frazao is joined by Patricia DeGennaro, a senior fellow at the World Policy Institute. RT presents Third Parties debate ignored by MSM President Obama and Mitt Romney are meeting tonight for their third and final debate and they will be discussing the Foreign Policy. The other presidential candidates will be debating tomorrow night and next week as well, those are Libertarian Gary Johnson , Green Party's Jill Stein, the Justice Party's Rocky Anderson and Virgil Goode of the Constitutional Party. The debate in Chicago tomorrow will be hosted by Larry King and RT's Big Picture host Thom Hartmann will be attending and debating as well as working as a commentator and analyst. He is joining us in DC studio for more on the debates.