Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Franken goes to Supreme Court; voters sue over rejected ballots
  The dispute over Minnesota's U.S. Senate race has expanded. A group of 64 voters filed suit in the Minnesota Supreme Court to have their votes counted. Meanwhile, Democrat Al Franken asked the court to order the governor and the Secretary of State to sign an election certificate declaring Franken the winner over Republican Norm Coleman.5:20 p.m.
• Growing number of dislocated workers presents funding challenge
  Nearly 190,000 people are unemployed in Minnesota, the highest number in a quarter century. Many turn to the state's Dislocated Worker Program to get back on their feet, but the cost of that service is on the rise.5:23 p.m.
• The sound of harps is alive in Red Wing
  Stoney End Harps has sold more than 6,000 harps to musicians around the world.5:54 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Obama's Treasury Pick Did Not Pay Some Taxes
  Treasury Secretary-designate Timothy Geithner has said he failed to pay $34,000 in taxes from 2001 to 2004. According to materials released by the Senate Finance Committee, a housekeeper whom Geithner paid in 2004 and 2005 did not have current employment documentation as an immigrant for the final three months she worked for him.
• Other Obama Picks Appear At Hearings
  Many other confirmation hearings took place on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Peter Orszag, President-elect Barack Obama's pick for director of the White House Office of Management and Budget; Shaun Donovan, his pick for secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Arne Duncan, his pick for Education Secretary; and Steven Chu, his pick for Energy Secretary, all appeared on Capitol Hill.
• Robinson 'Delighted' To Be Part Of Inauguration
  The first openly gay Episcopal bishop, Gene Robinson, has been chosen to deliver the invocation at Barack Obama's kickoff inaugural event Sunday. Robinson says he doesn't think Obama picked him to balance the selection of evangelical pastor Rick Warren, who angered gay-rights supporters with his support of the ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage in California.
• Knowing What You Buy
  When Scott Ballum turned 30, the Brooklyn, N.Y.-based graphic designer started the Consumer®econnection Project: a yearlong effort to only make purchases if he could make a personal connection with someone along an item's production chain. Now in its 10th month, the effort has been both challenging and life changing.
• Obama's Pick For HUD To Tackle Foreclosures
  The Senate Banking Housing and Urban Affairs Committee has held a confirmation hearing for Shaun Donovan, President-elect Barack Obama's nominee to be Housing secretary. Donovan has earned high marks as New York City's housing chief and is expected to play a key role in the Obama's efforts to stem the rising tide of mortgage foreclosures.
• An Inaugural Speech In Six Words
  Joe Torsella, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, talks about a contest the center has organized with Smith Magazine to help President-elect Barack Obama inspire America in six words. Authors of the judges' six favorite submissions will win a six-word memoir book from Smith Magazine and a year's membership to the National Constitution Center.
• Where Do Detainees Go When Guantanamo Closes?
  President-elect Barack Obama has reiterated his commitment to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Scott Silliman, a law professor at Duke University, says closing the facility may be more complicated than expected.
• Letters: Auto Show
  Listeners' respond to the coverage of the auto show in Detroit. Melissa Block and Michele Norris read from listeners' e-mails.
• Car Design Students Face Bleak Times
  The College for Creative Studies in Detroit has one of the best car-design programs in the country. Students come from all over for a shot at joining the design staff of one of the major automakers. The auto industry, however, is in a crisis and there won't be many jobs available for those who graduate.
• Vets Affairs Pick Known For Contradicting Rumsfeld
  Eric Shinseki, President-elect Obama's choice to be the next secretary of veterans affairs, made his name as the general who publicly questioned Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's strategy in Iraq on the eve of the war.
• Businessman May Have Faked Death
  Indiana businessman Marcus Schrenker may have faked his death because of mounting financial and legal troubles. On Sunday, Schrenker took off in his plane headed to Florida. Mid-flight, he parachuted out over Alabama. Carol Robinson, a senior reporter with the Birmingham News, about the latest developments in the search for Schrenker.
• Clinton Calls For Smart Power
  The Senate Foreign Relations committee has heard from Hillary Clinton, who has been picked to be the next secretary of State. The committee chairman, Massachusetts Democrat John Kerry, promised a "fair and expeditious confirmation process."
• Interior May Be Key To GM's Volt
  GM is committing more than $1 billion to its electric car, the Volt, which is expected to be rolled out in 2010. It's not just the battery power that has obsessed its creators. Tim Greig, who designed the car's interior, says he is most proud of its cup holders.
• In Bush's Wake, A New Political Landscape
  In a few days, George W. Bush's presidency will come to a close. He leaves the political landscape considerably altered in his wake: The path to the White House is now a grass-roots one, and a once-strong GOP coalition is now shattered.
• Teen Gets Red Wings Hockey Stick Back
  After the Winter Classic between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings on New Year's Day, a hockey player handed 14-year-old Kalan Plew the stick he'd used in the game. Moments later, that stick was gone — taken by a man in an official-looking jacket who said Plew couldn't keep it. Now, after almost two weeks, fan and stick are reunited.

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