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Jean Gianfagna displays some of the political mailings her family receives at her home in Westlake, Ohio, on Oct. 19. Gianfagna says her family sometimes gets four of the same piece at a time — her husband and two grown kids all get their own.

There's A Reason They Call It A Battleground State

Ohio has been a key swing state in the last three presidential races. But there's a tone in the state this year that seems to go beyond any divisiveness that we've witnessed before. And it runs from the presidential contest to the Senate clash to a particularly bitter House race.

Lance Armstrong at a LIVESTRONG Challenge Ride on Sunday in Austin, Texas.

Armstrong Deletes Tour Titles From Twitter, But Not Other Websites

Lance Armstrong has been banned from competitive cycling and stripped of his Tour titles because of evidence he used performance enhancing drugs and pushed teammates to do so as well. Should he still be able to claim he won those races?

Court Lays Bare Strip Club's Argument That Lap Dances Are Art

New York State's highest court says a tax exemption for "cultural and artistic performances" doesn't apply to strippers. But dissenting judges question whether it is constitutional to treat "highbrow dance and lowbrow dance" differently.

Aug. 28: A flooded road in Peshawar, Pakistan.

Update: USAID Says Figures On Flood Aid In Pakistan Misinterpreted

The aid does not appear to be helping to mend U.S.-Pakistan relations, however, the Christian Science Monitor reports.

The Race To 270: A Swing State Scorecard

NPR.org's new interactive scorecard suggests that President Obama may have a somewhat easier path to 270 electoral votes than Mitt Romney, needing to win fewer states. But that's not a given. As you play, you'll be able to come up with plenty of combinations that would get Romney over the top.

A scene from the early days of the fighting in Iraq in the spring of 2003. In one incident, three members of an Iraqi family were killed. A U.S. Marine involved in the shooting recently tracked down the family to ask for forgiveness.

Iraq Vet Seeks Atonement For Early War Tragedy

In the early days of the Iraq War, during a firefight in Baghdad, Lu Lobello's Marine unit mistakenly opened fire on a family of civilians, killing three. Years later, and after enlisting the help of reporter Dexter Filkins, Lobello reached out to that family for forgiveness.

Charisma wasn't an early requirement for presidents, since many decisions were made behind closed doors, says psychology professor Dean Simonton. His analysis of the charisma of these three commanders in chief: John Adams: "Average." Thomas Jefferson: "Average." Andrew Jackson: "Well above average."

Charming, Cold: Does Presidential Personality Matter?

Early on in American history, before radio and television, charisma wasn't particularly useful, one scholar says, since most decisions were made behind closed doors. Not so today. But how much difference do personality characteristics and charisma make?

Dow Falls 243 Points On Worst Day In Months

The stock market fell sharply Tuesday morning. Disappointing earnings from DuPont and 3M led the rest of the Dow lower.

Watch the wash or watch the debate? This woman was at a laundromat in Manhattan during Monday's debate.

59.2 Million Tuned In To Monday's Debate, Smallest Of The Audiences

There were 67.2 million viewers for the candidates' Oct. 3 faceoff and 65.6 for the debate on Oct. 16. One reason for the decline on Monday: Major League Baseball and the National Football League were also on the air Monday night.

The TV Screen's Evolution, From 1880 To The Present

Despite its status as a device that defines the modern age, the television has its roots in the 19th century, when radio pioneers suspected they could also transmit images. Even the word "television," combining Greek and Latin roots to mean "far-sight," stems from the 1900 world's fair.

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