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NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr comments on how relations between the U.S. and Germany remain strained, long after the September German election when two aides of German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder made hash remarks about President Bush.

NPR's Athena Desai reports on up-and-comers OK Go, who are charging out of the Chicago scene and touring the country with their unique brand of power pop-rock. Radio host Ira Glass says the group is "like a boy band that got seduced by Queen and wound up in college instead of Orlando." They recall the melodic greats of the '70s and '80s, and provoke thoughts about the state of rock and roll today.

Jackson Braider of member station WGBH in Boston examines the use of music in political campaigns past and present.

Republican Jim Leach struggles to keep his Iowa House seat in a newly redistricted, liberal-leaning district. Democrat Julie Thomas comes on strong, but Leach continues to refuse contributions from dubious sources. NPR's David Welna reports.

Host Liane Hansen talks with Clarence Page, columnist for the Chicago Tribune, about a recent poll showing a large percentage of young black voters don't identify themselves as Democrats. They also discuss political contests where black voting could have an influence on the results.

As election day nears, candidates are concentrating on getting voters to the polls. NPR's Andrea Seabrook caught up with campaign workers trying to motivate Maryland's African-American communities.

Record numbers of workers have been leaving their jobs over the past few months.

One missionary was Canadian, while the other 16 were American.

The U.S.'s first Black national security advisor, chairman of the Joint Chiefs and secretary of state died on Oct. 18. Powell spoke to Fresh Air in 1995 about how the army had shaped his life.

The lawsuit alleges that authorities in Kenosha not only knew that armed vigilantes planned to patrol the protest attended by Black Lives Matter supporters, but also encouraged their participation.