Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Dale and Jim Ed talk about the end of MPR's Morning Show
  The hosts of MPR's popular Morning Show announced today their program will end in December. Dale Connelly and Jim Ed Poole talk about their long collaboration, and the decision to bring it to an end.4:50 p.m.
• Franken outraises Coleman in latest reporting period
  New campaign finance reports show that DFL challenger Al Franken raised nearly twice as much money as Republican Sen. Norm Coleman during the last reporting period.5:20 p.m.
• Officals say voter registration improving in Minnesota
  Allegations of voter fraud are making headlines across the country in this year's presidential race.5:23 p.m.
• One-day bonds for schools require no new tax increases
  Voters in 14 school districts in Minnesota will be asked next month to approve plans for new construction or renovations at existing buildings. Most of those will require a tax increase, but not those known as 'one day bonds.'5:50 p.m.
• Mille Lacs judges uphold Benjamin's ouster
  A Mille Lacs tribal court has upheld the removal of Melanie Benjamin as the band's chief executive. A petition calling for Benjamin's removal alleged she used tribal money for personal use.5:54 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• McCain, Obama Face-Off In Final Debate
  John McCain takes on Barack Obama in the final presidential debate of this election year. The economy is expected to dominate the debate in Hofstra University in New York.
• McCain, Obama Face-Off In Final Debate
  John McCain takes on Barack Obama in the final presidential debate of this election year. The economy is expected to dominate the debate in Hofstra University in New York.
• Jazz Key To Interpreting South African Leadership
  Sometimes, music provides an insight into people that words alone can't grab. Jazz is a language used by many South Africans to interpret their country's leadership.
• Ohio Ordered To Set Up Voter-Verification System
  A federal appeals court has ordered Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to set up a centralized system for checking voter registrations with driver's license numbers and Social Security numbers. The full court is telling Brunner she must set up a system by Friday to let county boards of elections know when voter registrations cannot be matched.
• Reliably GOP States Still In Play In Presidential Race
  Many GOP strongholds are looking more like swing states this year. North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley says the state is tossup but leaning toward Barack Obama; Indiana Republican Party Chair Murray Clark says Obama has been airing ads, but with just a little attention, Indiana will quickly go back to its Republican roots in the election.
• Roberts Issues Noir-Style Dissent
  The Supreme Court decisions on whether on not to hear cases are usually straightforward. But on Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts offered a literary dissent to the court's decision not to take on a case about a drug bust in Philadelphia.
• What Do You Want To Ask The Candidates?
  People in New York, Charlotte, N.C., and Laramie, Wyo., talk about what they would like to ask the presidential candidates at their final debate. John McCain takes on Barack Obama at Hofstra University in New York.
• Lower Gas Prices Provide Little Cheer
  When gas prices soared above $4 per gallon, carpooling, bicycling and the use of public transit increased. Gas prices have now fallen below $3 in many places, but other concerns are replacing anxiety about prices at the pump.
• In Conn., Rep. Shays Faces Tough Challenge
  Ten-term Connecticut Rep. Christopher Shays is the last Republican House member from New England. This year, with an unpopular president and a well-financed opponent in Democrat Jim Himes, Shays finds himself in a very vulnerable position.
• Goldman Has Rich Economic Policy Legacy
  Goldman Sachs has a long legacy of supplying economic policy advisers to Washington. The Goldman alum are now playing a huge role in trying to stage the country's exit from the massive financial and economic crisis. Henry Paulson is a former Goldman official, as is Neel Kashkari.
• Anatomy Of A Financial Bailout
  The heads of America's nine top financial institutions met with U.S. officials behind closed doors Monday to discuss accepting government cash in exchange for an equity stake in their banks. Wall Street Journal staff writer Deborah Solomon says Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson only told the executives to turn up at the Treasury Department at 3 p.m.
• Trumpeter And TV Composer Neal Hefti Dies
  Neal Hefti reached a wide audience through the theme songs he composed for TV's Batman and The Odd Couple. But he was also a talented jazz arranger who got his start with the Charlie Barnett and Woody Herman big bands.
• Dole Faces Tough Re-Election In North Carolina
  Sen. Elizabeth Dole was thought so safe for re-election in North Carolina that none of the state's well-known Democrats wanted to challenge her. In the end, the nomination went to a state legislator making her first statewide bid. The challenger has now caught up to Dole in the polls.
• Negative Tactics May Be Hurting McCain
  John McCain's supporters have been urging him to go after Barack Obama in the presidential debate at Hofstra University in New York. But a new poll suggests negative tactics may actually be hurting rather than helping McCain.
• Dow Plummets More Than 700 Points
  The Dow Jones industrial average have fallen by more than 700 points. Carey Leahey, senior economist with Decision Economics, blames the "dismal" retail sales report and the lingering effects of stagflation for the numbers. One ray of hope: the London Interbank Offered Rate has come down slightly.

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