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Sunday

GOP Leads Pew Poll, But Surprises Still To Be Found

President Obama speaks during a "Moving America Forward" rally at Cleveland State University in Ohio on Sunday. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Election 2010

GOP Leads Pew Poll, But Surprises Still To Be Found

President Obama made a campaign stop in Ohio on Sunday, where he said he felt good about Democrats' chances in Tuesday's midterms. According to the Pew Research Center's final pre-election poll, though, the president's party is likely to lose control of the House.

GOP Leads Pew Poll, But Surprises Still To Be Found

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Nobel Economic Recipe: Help States, Add Stimulus

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Economy

Nobel Economic Recipe: Help States, Add Stimulus

Economist Peter Diamond, freshly minted Nobel Prize winner, says the only way to break the unemployment logjam is another round of short-term spending and a big injection of federal money to save jobs in state and local governments.

Nobel Economic Recipe: Help States, Add Stimulus

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'Sanity/Fear' Rally A Protest Of The Absurd

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Opinion

'Sanity/Fear' Rally A Protest Of The Absurd

Tens of thousands of people got together Saturday on the National Mall with comedians Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear was mostly a good-natured riot -- a laugh riot, that is.

'Sanity/Fear' Rally A Protest Of The Absurd

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Sports

Rangers Stop The Giants' March In Game Three

The Texas Rangers earned their first-ever World Series victory with a 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants in Arlington, Texas, Saturday night. Host Liane Hansen talks with NPR's Mike Pesca about last night's World Series game between the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers.

Rangers Stop The Giants' March In Game Three

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Politics

The GOP's Plan Of Action After Midterms

Republicans are making a final push ahead of Tuesday's vote. The GOP needs to win at least 39 seats to take over control of the House of Representatives. Democrats currently hold a majority. Host Liane Hansen talks with Rep. Jeff Flake of Arizona's 6th District about the GOP's plans for governance beyond the midterm elections.

The GOP's Plan Of Action After Midterms

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Politics

Obama Makes His Closing Arguments

Sunday is President Obama's last day on the road before Tuesday's midterm elections. His get-out-the-vote effort took him to Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Illinois on Saturday. On Sunday, he'll fire up the base at one last big rally in Ohio.

Obama Makes His Closing Arguments

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National Security

Suspect In Custody As Bomb Investigation Goes On

The investigation into last week's attempted cargo bombing is proceeding Sunday on three continents. Intelligence and law enforcement officials are scrambling in the United States, in Britain and on the Arabian Peninsula to determine who was responsible for the package bombs discovered at an airport in Britain and aboard a plane in Dubai. Host Liane Hansen talks with NPR's Tom Gjelten.

NPR's Tom Gjelten talks to host Liane Hansen

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The Top Cities For Trick Or Treating

Professor Richard Florida, director of the University of Toronto's Martin Prosperity Institute, has released his Trick or Treat Index for 2010. It's a kind of Lonely Planet guide for hobgoblins. He gives us his top-five list of the best U.S. cities for Halloween trick-or-treating.

The Top Cities For Trick Or Treating

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White House: Threat From Bombs Is 'Ongoing'

Cargo planes sit on the tarmac of Dubai airport Saturday, the day after a parcel bomb was intercepted in Dubai on a cargo plane originating from Yemen. Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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National Security

White House: Threat From Bombs Is 'Ongoing'

A team of federal investigators -- including FBI agents and transportation security officials -- is on the way to Yemen to hunt for clues in the airline cargo bomb plot and advise about screening procedures. Meanwhile, Yemeni authorities have released a female student brought in for questioning, citing an apparent case of identity theft.

NPR's Tom Gjelten talks to host Liane Hansen

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Unfriendly Skies? Blind Passengers Sue United

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On Disabilities

Unfriendly Skies? Blind Passengers Sue United

KQED

A group of blind air travelers has sued United Airlines, claiming that the airline's digital kiosks are inaccessible. And the kiosks are just an example of a bigger problem: electronic devices that the blind cannot use.

Unfriendly Skies? Blind Passengers Sue United

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Saturday

Navajo Nation Could Elect First Female President

Lynda Lovejoy waves to the crowd during the Navajo Nation Fair parade in Window Rock, Ariz., on Sept. 11. Lovejoy is seeking to become the tribe's first female president. Felicia Fonseca/AP hide caption

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Election 2010

Navajo Nation Could Elect First Female President

Lynda Lovejoy is running to be the first female president of the Navajo Nation -- the country's largest American Indian tribe, which spans Arizona, New Mexico and Utah. But the New Mexico state legislator must surmount fears rooted in the traditions of her tribe in order to win.

Navajo Nation Could Elect First Female President

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National Security

Bomb Plot Leads To Calls For Tougher Cargo Checks

All cargo in the belly of passenger planes must be inspected, but that's not the case for cargo on cargo-only planes. Some say security should increase after two mail bombs were discovered on cargo planes headed for the U.S. But shippers say screening everything would slow things down and be extremely costly.

Bomb Plot Leads To Calls For Tougher Cargo Checks

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Election 2010

Even If House Is Lost, Obama Finds Hope In History

Three times in the past century, a sitting president's party has lost its majority in at least one house of Congress. And all three times, the president -- Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower and Bill Clinton -- went on to win re-election.

Even If House Is Lost, Obama Finds Hope In History

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