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The presidential campaigns are trying to rally support from a voting bloc that could make a major difference in several battleground states.

In Colorado, the presidential race is a statistical dead heat. The state went heavily for candidate Barack Obama in 2008 — but the president is now facing fierce headwinds. The race is starting to look more like what's happening nationwide — a struggle to bring out the party base.

The man was as odd as his myth. Long-haired, barefoot and nature-loving, John Chapman traveled the Midwest in the early 1800s planting trees and creating orchards for future settlers.

Twitter agreed to remove a flood of racist and anti-Semitic tweets on its service in France, following threats of a lawsuit by a Jewish student group. The move is part of a larger balancing act to comply with local hate-speech laws while avoiding over-policing its content.

Host Guy Raz speaks with NPR's Don Gonyea, who has just spent two weeks on the campaign trail. Along the way, he met some undecided voters. In swing states, undecided voters are being bombarded by advertising, and Gonyea explains what is keeping them from making up their minds.

The concert pianist's latest album resulted from his study of what makes a piece of music uniquely French.

Kermit Oliver works for the U.S. Postal Service. He's also the only American artist to ever design scarves for Hermès. As writer Jason Sheeler got to know Oliver, the story only got bigger.

As the presidential candidates prepare for Monday night's foreign policy debate, they'll probably think about Iran, Israeli-Palestinian talks and China. Each case would require a balance of alliance-building and tough talk. But how much of what the candidates say will they actually pursue if elected?

Steve Inskeep talks with David Ignatius of the Washington Post about his recent story on intelligence reports on the attack in Benghazi, Libya. Four Americans were killed, and initial CIA reports appear to support the Obama administration's narrative. Sharp questions about who knew what, when, will likely arise in Monday night's presidential debate.

The International Cycling Union has agreed to strip Lance Armstrong of his 7 Tour de France titles and ban him for life. Cycling's governing body said its federation accepts the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency's report on Armstrong and would not appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.