"On today's edition of Dakota Midday, host Paul Guggenheimer talks with regional political junkies Dave Kranz, columnist for the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader and Denise Ross of the Hog House Blog. With six weeks to go before the election, they talked about the hot races in South Dakota and the first presidential debate coming up on Friday. Then Paul interviewed NPR's Intelligence and National Security Correspondent Tom Gjelten about his upcoming book ""Barcardi and the Long Fight for Cuba,"" a gripping history of Cuba and a moving family saga that captures the life and times of the famous rum dynasty. "