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President Obama has held a lead in election polls. But some conservatives are accusing big media outlets of designing their polls to make Obama look good. And in some cases, by projecting a Democratic surge that would rival turnout in 2008.

Opponents say the vertical takeoff Osprey has a poor safety record and poses a danger to inhabitants of the densely populated Japanese island. Its arrival has sparked protests and reignited Okinawans' long-simmering resentment of America's military presence there.

Western sanctions, intensified this year by the Obama administration, have been wrecking Iran's economy.

French prosecutors dropped a gang rape charge against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn because the woman says she consented to sex. He is still under investigation for involvement in a prostitution ring.

The Arab Spring is in its second autumn, but violent upheaval in Syria and Bahrain indicates the uprisings are not over. Guest host Celeste Headlee discusses what's in store for two countries the U.N. calls the biggest human rights offenders. She speaks with Al Jazeera's Abderrahim Foukara and Maren Turner of Freedom Now.

The channel says a naming convention will make it easier to communicate with the public about the storms.

The director of Boogie Nights and There Will Be Blood talks to Fresh Air's Terry Gross about his new film, The Master, a tense drama with indelible performances from Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix and Amy Adams.

Republican lawmakers want more information on the lead-up to the attack that killed an American ambassador.

Under pressure from economic sanctions, Iran's currency is tumbling. It has lost about 25 percent of its value in the past week. Two years ago, the rial traded at 10,000 to the dollar. Now, it's trading around 35,500 to the dollar.

Certain things always get attention during a presidential contest, including debates and gaffes. They don't really matter, one political scientist suggests.