Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Chilling job market warms gubernatorial campaign
  Minnesota lost nearly 13,000 jobs in September, the third largest monthly job loss in more than 50 years.5:20 p.m.
• Stinson on jobs picture
  Despite the apparent gloomy jobs report, there were still more jobs in Minnesota this September than there were a year ago. Minnesota State Economist Tom Stinson watches these numbers and joined Tom Crann for a discussion (Note: Audio can be found in Laura McCallum's article above).5:23 p.m.
• Wetterling the frontrunner in the 6th?
  A new poll shows Patty Wetterling is the frontrunner in the 6th District race. But Republicans say the poll isn't credible.5:26 p.m.
• Mesaba in court
  Lawyers for Mesaba Airlines and its unions are in bankruptcy court, debating whether the pilots', flight attendants' and mechanics' unions can strike if the company unilaterally imposes pay and benefit cuts on them. Tom Crann talks with MPR reporter Martin Moylan.5:45 p.m.
• Plan tackles the ethical questions in a flu pandemic
  If a bird flu pandemic breaks out, experts say there won't be enough life-saving vaccine to go around. Who should be the first to get vaccine?5:52 p.m.
• Health industry calling more attention to medical mistakes
  There's been a lot of attention on medical mistakes, and transparency in their reporting. And some of the attention lately is coming from within the medical profession.6:20 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• How Would a Democrat-Led House Differ?
  Democrats, who controlled the House of Representatives for 40 years until the 1994 elections, feel that the 2006 election is their best chance since then to win it back. What would change in a Democratic-run House?
• Iraqi Town Has Seen 60 Die in the Past 4 Days
  Sectarian violence has reportedly claimed the lives of more than 60 people over the past four days in the Iraqi town of Balad. Meanwhile, trouble is brewing in a Shiite district of the capital after U.S. forces arrested the local commander of the Mahdi Army, the militia loyal to radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
• North Korea: Sanctions Are a 'Declaration of War'
  North Korea says it considers U.N. sanctions meant to punish the country for its nuclear test a "declaration of war." Japan and South Korea report that North Korea might be preparing to test a second nuclear weapon. Robert Siegel talks with Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns.
• Medical Groups Fault Feds on Fish Advisories
  This morning, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies said the FDA and NOAA are confusing consumers about the pros and cons of eating seafood. Later today, the Journal of the American Medical Association will publish an analysis of the science on fish benefits and risks.
• Go, Team! You Know, You Guys
  Faced with an NCAA ban on its use of the word "Indians" as its mascot name, McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, has decided to drop its mascot completely rather than comply. Robert Siegel talks with sports broadcaster David Robinett of KTAB in Abilene.
• In Non-Proliferation, a Retreat and Rethinking
  Some analysts have come to see nuclear proliferation as inevitable and are searching for new policies to address the problem, including a reliance on deterrence, which kept the peace during the Cold War.
• Autistic Brain Has Difficulty Coordinating
  Researchers say adults with autism have difficulty coordinating the activity in different parts of their brains. The finding could help explain why people with autism have trouble with skills such as language, which require coordination between several parts of the brain.
• Chicago Mercantile to Acquire CBOT for $8 Billion
  The Chicago Mercantile Exchange is acquiring its cross-town rival, the Chicago Board of Trade, in a stock swap valued at $8 billion. Both organizations are institutions in Chicago. The two markets have competed for more than a century.
• How Two Chicago Markets Came to Dominate
  In the mid-19th century, Chicago's Board of Trade set up shop with grain products; the Chicago Mercantile Exchange followed soon after with a focus on butter and eggs. Agricultural products still form part of each market's business.
• Restaurateur Shares the Secret of His Success
  Danny Meyer has built an empire of 10 restaurants in cutthroat New York City. In his new book, Setting the Table, Meyer explains that more than good service, hospitality is what sets his eateries apart from others.
• Wal-Mart Bids to Acquire Large Retailer in China
  Wal-Mart will reportedly acquire the Chinese supermarket chain Trust-Mart. The deal would make Wal-Mart the largest foreign retailer in China; it currently has 66 stores there. If approved, the acquisition would give Wal-Mart more access to China's 1.3 billion consumers. Wal-Mart is paying $1 billion for the Taiwan-owned Trust-Mart.
• Black Actors in Love Scenes: No Need to Apply
  Commentator and science-fiction author Steven Barnes has noticed a disturbing trend in Hollywood films: There are no black men in love scenes in big blockbuster movies.
• Local Elections Have Big Impact on Day-to-Day Life
  Enormous attention is being given to congressional and governorship races this election season. But Jim Hunt, a city council member in Clarksburg, W. Va., and the president of the National League of Cities, says there are thousands of local races that will have just as much -- or more -- impact on the day-to-day lives of constituents.
• Illinois House Race Pits Duckworth, Roskam
  Illinois has a congressional race being watched closely this fall: Tammy Duckworth vs. Peter Roskam, in the race to replace outgoing Rep. Henry Hyde.
• Bush Signs Terrorism Tribunal Bill
  President Bush signs into law sweeping legislation that enables the United States to detain, interrogate and try terrorism suspects. The package was approved by Congress two weeks ago. Experts say the ultimate test of Bush's detainee policy will probably come in the courts. But for now, the president has the free hand he has insisted he needs. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

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