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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

Peter Diamond, a Massachusetts Institute of Technology economics professor, beams during a Cambridge, Mass., news conference shortly after he won the 2010 Nobel Prize in economics on Oct. 11. Stephan Savoia/AP hide caption

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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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Election 2010

Tracking This Year's 'Trigger' Districts

In the days leading up to the election, pollsters are tracking as many as 100 House districts across the country -- the "swing" districts. The key 20 or so are dubbed "trigger" districts. These are the traditionally Republican districts that Democrats took in 2006 and 2008. If they go Republican early Tuesday night, it could suggest a big GOP wave. Host Guy Raz talks to NPR political editor Ken Rudin about the races we should be looking for Tuesday.

Tracking This Year's 'Trigger' Districts

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Election 2010

The Voices That Helped Shape The Campaign Season

This political season started pretty much the day the last one ended. As Election Day looms, and Republicans appear headed for a takeover of the House, host Guy Raz takes a look back at the voices that shaped the campaign, from beginning to (almost) end.

The Voices That Helped Shape The Campaign Season

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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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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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Asia

In Asia, Clinton Reaches Across Islands

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's tour through Southeast Asia and the Pacific is aimed at stepping up U.S. engagement on a host of regional issues in the region. But friction between Japan and China over a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea pushed its way onto Clinton's agenda Saturday.

In Asia, Clinton Reaches Across Islands

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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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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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California's Proposition 19: The Politics Of Pot

Study: Legalizing Pot In Calif. Won't Hurt Cartels

On Tuesday, California voters will decide whether to legalize marijuana. But researchers at the RAND Corp. say a "yes" vote wouldn't undercut the profits made by Mexican drug cartels and eliminate the need for violent crimes.

Study: Legalizing Pot In Calif. Won't Hurt Cartels

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Pop Culture

Thousands Rally To Restore 'Sanity' ... Or Fear

Tens of thousands of people got together on the National Mall on Saturday with comedians Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. NPR's Andrea Seabrook was there, and she tells host Guy Raz that the "Rally for Sanity and/or Fear" was mostly a good-natured riot -- a laugh riot, that is.

Thousands Rally To Restore 'Sanity' ... Or Fear

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Analysis

Week In News: Midterms

With just three days left until the midterm elections, host Guy Raz speaks with James Fallows of The Atlantic about how past midterms have (at least temporarily) shaken up Washington and about some of the week's other top stories.

Week In News: Midterms

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Opinion

Simon Says

A Lesson In Campaign Mismanagement

My candidate didn't win the Chicago City Council race, but at least I got to see how politics could be tough but good-natured. It makes me wonder about young people in campaigns today who think the goal is mutual annihilation.

A Lesson In Campaign Mismanagement

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Opinion

Games & Humor

Peter Sagal: Some Political Freedoms Just For Laughs

The ancient Greeks did it. Shakespeare mastered it. Will Rogers mass marketed it. Even educated fleas did it. And now, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert may be taking political satire and humor to a new level. Host Scott Simon talks to Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me, about the influence of comedy on politics, and vice versa.

Peter Sagal: Some Political Freedoms Just For Laughs

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Opinion

Three Days 'Til We Vote; Let's Make Some Predictions

With three days to go until Election Day, host Scott Simon talks to NPR political editor Ken Rudin about the tight races for U.S. Senate in West Virginia, Illinois and Nevada and predictions for the outcome of races in the House.

Three Days 'Til We Vote; Let's Make Some Predictions

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