Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Minn. marriage debate: How is it playing out across the state?
  Conflict over the marriage amendment is a local story playing out in every community across the state. In partnership with KARE11, MPR News took a road trip through greater Minnesota to take the pulse of this issue in several cities.3:35 p.m.
• David Wellstone on tragedy, grief, and re-entering public life
  The path through grief after much of his family died in a plane crash has been difficult, but in recent years, David Wellstone has re-entered public life.3:50 p.m.
• Meet Lila Downs, Mexico's musical ambassador to Minn.
  Lila Downs has long lived in two worlds. Born in Mexico to Mixtec indigenous singer Anita Sanchez and Allen Downs, a Scottish-American art professor and cinematographer, she went to school in Roseville.4:53 p.m.
• SPCO sets lock out deadline: 6 p.m. Sunday
  Management at the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra said Wednesday it will lock out musicians unless there is a contract agreement by 6 p.m. on Sunday.5:15 p.m.
• Jury gets case in Minn. al-Shabab trial
  Mahamud Said Omar may not have been the one who indoctrinated several young Twin Cities men to fight for a terrorist group, but he helped steer them into a deadly pipeline to Somalia, according to a federal prosecutor in closing arguments in Omar's terrorism trial Wednesday.5:20 p.m.
• Minn. marriage debate: How is it playing out across the state?
  Conflict over the marriage amendment is a local story playing out in every community across the state. In partnership with KARE11, MPR News took a road trip through greater Minnesota to take the pulse of this issue in several cities.5:35 p.m.
• David Wellstone on tragedy, grief, and re-entering public life
  The path through grief after much of his family died in a plane crash has been difficult, but in recent years, David Wellstone has re-entered public life.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Obama Focused, Energetic After Second Debate
  President Obama traveled to Iowa Wednesday morning to meet with voters after Tuesday night's second presidential debate.
• GOP Angry With Moderator Crowley After Debate
  Mitt Romney traveled to Virginia Wednesday morning after Tuesday night's second presidential debate. Robert Siegel talks with Ari Shapiro.
• Which President Would Make The Best Babysitter?
  A recent ABC News poll quizzed registered voters on this question: Of the two presidential candidates, who'd you prefer as a babysitter? President Obama currently leads Governor Romney as a choice 49 percent to 36 percent. But the question itself got us wondering — among past presidents, who'd be a better babysitter? We polled several historians to find out.
• Jessica Lange, Back In Black For 'Horror Story'
  NPR's Neda Ulaby talks to the American Horror Story star and show creator Ryan Murphy about horror as metaphor, and what's in store in Season 2.
• These 'Miracle Cures' Are Absurd And Delightful
  Argentine author César Aira's newest novel, The Miracle Cures of Dr. Aira, is the story of a doctor's quest for miracle cures for imagined illnesses — and to defeat his wicked archnemesis, the sinister Dr. Actyn. Reviewer Pablo Medina says it's worth a read.
• How The Taliban Is Thwarting The War On Polio
  Polio is deadly, but so is what's required to stamp it out once and for all in Pakistan: facing down Islamist extremists. The virus thrives in Pakistan's lawless — and largely inaccessible — tribal regions. To stop polio's spread, health workers must be courageous, clever and relentless.
• Unmasking One Of The Internet's Biggest 'Trolls'
  A key anonymous moderator for violent and sexual topics on the social media site Reddit has been unmasked. Melissa Block talks with Gawker reporter Adrian Chen about his article outing "Violentacrez," and what makes an Internet troll tick.
• Divided Wis. Voters Unite In Debate Viewing
  A group in Wisconsin is trying to heal that state's bitter partisan divide by holding monthly meetings and forums to discuss political issues with in a friendly and more civil way. But could they remain civil while watching Tuesday night's presidential debate?
• Gun Control A Surprise Issue In Presidential Debate
  A topic rarely discussed by the presidential candidates this election — gun control — was raised during Tuesday's debate. But they spent little time discussing specifics of their Second Amendment policies. Melissa Block talks about those policies with Rebekah Metzler of U.S. News and World Report.
• Nike Drops Sponsorship Of Armstrong Over Doping
  Lance Armstrong is stepping down from his role as Chairman at his cancer-fighting foundation, Livestrong. He's also been dropped by Nike, which ended its relationship with him on Wednesday.

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