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In politically important Florida, seniors react to Mitt Romney's take on the so-called "47 percent" and the Middle East.

In many cities around the world, certain ethnic groups are often associated with particular occupations. Cheikh Fall, like many other Senegalese immigrants in New York, makes his living as a street vendor. He lives by the motto, "Work like you're never gonna die, and worship like you will die tomorrow."

Burmese democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi has gone from political prisoner to globe-trotting stateswoman and now she's in Washington to pick up numerous awards, including the highest honor from Congress. Her first public appearance is at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where she will speak along with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who visited Suu Kyi's house in Burma.

In "I'm Dreaming," the pitiless raconteur imagines a world where America elects a white president.

The Chicago Teachers Union called off its strike today. On Sunday the delegates voted down a proposed contract offer, saying they needed more time to consider it. Classes are scheduled to resume on Wednesday. Claudio Sanchez talks to Audie Cornish.

Mitt Romney's mother, Lenore, once cited her husband's childhood on welfare as a reason Michigan voters should trust the car company executive to be their governor. It's worth taking a look at now that her presidential candidate son has gotten into trouble with his "47 percent" remark.

Some Republicans believe there are many potential voters who will embrace Mitt Romney's larger point about government entitlements, which he made during a surreptitiously taped fundraiser.

The new system allows for many modern amenities the other system lacked.

In his new book, Doug Saunders says there are those who believe immigration and high birth rates will make Muslims a majority in Europe in coming decades — and their hostility to Western values makes them a threat. Saunders tells Fresh Air that such fears are based on inaccurate assertions of fact.

Obama's lead at this point in the race is "stronger than the last three winning presidential candidates," says Pew's president. Only Bill Clinton, running in both 1992 and 1996, had bigger leads in mid-September.