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Arizona State University hosts the third and final debate between President Bush and Sen. John Kerry Wednesday. The debate, to focus on domestic policy, is the only meeting between the Republican and Democratic candidates to be held in the Far West. Hear reporter Mark Moran of KJZZ.

A federal judge in New York rules that a portion of the USA Patriot Act is unconstitutional. The judge said the FBI's power to demand records from companies does not provide sufficient oversight or controls. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

Expensive restaurants and specialty stores in the United States are now offering fine caviar from Idaho and California. Restrictions on caviar imports from Asia are creating an opening for domestic producers of the pricey fish eggs. Tom Banse reports.

Microsoft reaches two antitrust settlements, hoping the European Commission will drop its fines. The software giant will pay $536 million to Novell, Inc. and an undisclosed amount to an industry trade group. Still, the EC still plans to go ahead with sanctions. NPR's Larry Abramson reports.

A recent survey asked Iraqis a traditional polling question: Is the country moving in the right direction or on the wrong track? Forty-five percent said "wrong track," a jump of almost 15 percent since midsummer. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

Two third-party candidates in Ohio are more concerned about the ballot counting process than the outcome of the election. They say there's no way to check the accuracy of electronic voting. So, in December, they'll ask for a recount. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

Long years in economic doldrums have forced Japan to change, which it doesn't like to do: cut jobs, cut costs, get rid of lifetime employment, shift paradigms. The economy is now growing again, but the long recession brought psychological changes to the country as well. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.

Voting chaos was avoided during the presidential election, but enough problems emerged to start election officials thinking about possible improvements. Some critics say the nation's decentralized election system only makes matters worse. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

Starting next spring, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina will offer some of the most extensive coverage for obesity treatment in the nation. The insurer is betting that the cost of helping people slim down will be lower than that of treating obesity-related diseases. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.

Still in a statistical dead heat in polls, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry tour several battleground states on the last day before the election. Each candidate urged supporters to vote Tuesday. NPR's Don Gonyea and NPR's Scott Horsley report.