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Carmen Cesari, who owns a leather shop in Ashley, has never stuck with any one political party. Speaking about Obama, Cesari says, 'He sounds too good to be true.' But he has doubts about McCain, too. David Gilkey/NPR

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Unpredictable Political Opinions
In Northeast Pennsylvania

Both presidential candidates have been courting the area's white Catholic swing voters. Many voters remain undecided.

Music

Mekaal Hasan: Making Music On The Fault Line

Wall Street Tumbles Amid Global Sell-Off

The Dow Jones industrial average dips below 10,000 for the first time in four years, while credit markets remain strained.

Financial Turmoil Deepening In Europe

Opening Day For Supreme Court

The justices are slated to resolve issues from drug company immunity to penalties levied against broadcasters.

Interactive: Major Cases, Alignments

Work On Viruses Wins Nobel Medicine Prize

The discoveries of the viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer led to medical breakthroughs.

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Little Jackie: Tough Love For Amy Winehouse

Hear today's song

Election 2008

Can Falwell's University
Tip Virginia To McCain?

by Barbara Bradley Hagerty

Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. will cancel classes on election day and is bussing students to polls.

Nation

Chicago Charter Schools Defy Expectation

by Claudio Sanchez

Many poor and immigrant students in the city's Noble Network of Charter Schools go on to top colleges.

World

Christian Security Forces
Growing Stronger In Iraq

by Peter Kenyon

The security forces, organized through local churches, are manning checkpoints and working with police.

Health & Science

Study: Lack Of Control Feeling
Plays With Our Minds

by Dan Charles

Participants conditioned to feel powerless were more likely to see patterns where none exist.

HIV's Spread Got Earlier Start

Business

Was The Bailout Bill A Good Idea?

The bill was passed amid dire warnings that the U.S. economy was on the verge of collapse. Still, many are asking: Was it necessary? NPR's Adam Davidson tackles the question.