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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.

The battle for Minnesota's 10 electoral votes is reportedly closer than it has been in years. The state has long been reliably Democratic; it has gone longer than any other without voting for a Republican, since 1972. But this year, Minnesota looks to be considerably closer. NPR's David Welna reports.

The National Museum of Patriotism exhibits various ways Americans express love or devotion to their country. The museum is the idea of a former UPS executive who originally wanted to display his collection of patriotic pins until he realized that something bigger was called for. Joshua Levs reports.

With as many as 15 states up for grabs, how do the presidential candidates get their messages out? NPR's Robert Siegel reports from one tightly contested state -- New Hampshire -- where several surrogates have been campaigning in the candidates' shoes.