Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Senate candidates disagree on the economy
  Minnesota's three major party U.S. Senate candidates are talking a lot about the economy as they campaign.3:36 p.m.
• Lack of a vote a year ago may imperil Duluth school levy
  A proposed Duluth school levy faces a potential backlash from residents who are angry because they never got to vote last year on an expensive, long-range facilities plan.4:36 p.m.
• Pelosi: Bachmann discredited herself with Obama remark
  Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann's comment that Barack Obama "may have anti-American views" reflects poorly on Bachmann.5:20 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Freud And Oedipus Converge In 'Three Roads'
  Where Three Roads Meet, the new novel from British psychologist and fiction writer Sally Vickers, is set in the spring of 1923, and features an invented encounter between the ailing Sigmund Freud and a blind, ancient soothsayer.
• New Mexico's Most-Populous County Starts To Vote
  New Mexico opened the polls for early voting on Saturday. In Bernalillo County, the state's most populous, the county clerk estimates that 60 percent of eligible voters will either vote early or absentee.
• Campaigns Take Flak For Using Robocalls
  Both presidential candidates are using automated phone calls, or robocalls, to reach voters. Although John McCain's robocalls have been criticized for being highly negative, they are a cheap alternative to TV ads.
• After Deal, Cook County Police Resume Evictions
  A week after suspending foreclosure-related evictions in the Chicago area, Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says evictions will resume. Dart, who had objected to evicting renters in turbulent economic times, reached an agreement with the courts to allow evictions to continue.
• Nebraska To Tweak Safe-Haven Law
  Nebraska's safe-haven law allows parents or guardians to give up their children at hospitals or police stations and depart without fear of prosecution. The law has no age limit and most of the nearly 20 children who have been dropped off in the past month have been teens and preteens. The state's governor and legislative leaders have announced plans to revise the law when the next legislature convenes in January.
• Presidential Candidates Court Wal-Mart Shoppers
  Big-box giant Wal-Mart has added an extra feature to its Web site: a pair of videos from John McCain and Barack Obama, stating their case to Wal-Mart's tens of millions of devoted shoppers.
• A Tampa Bay Rays' Fan Revels In Win
  Among those surprised at the Tampa Bay Rays' rise from the bottom to the top of the American League: its fans. Margarita Fazioli, a season-ticket holder for six years, has remained loyal through good years and bad. "If you look at the spring of 2008, you had a glimpse of what was going to happen during the regular season," she says.
• Boston Fans Fear End Of City's Championship Run
  The Boston Red Sox are not going to the World Series. The Tampa Bay Rays, a turnaround story in their own right, beat the resurgent Red Sox 3-1 in a tense pitching duel at Tropicana Field. Some fans fear the city's improbable championship run has run its course.
• Defense, Prosecution Rest In Sen. Stevens' Trial
  The jury has heard the cases of federal prosecutors and defense attorneys in the corruption trial of Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska. The Republican is charged with seven counts of failing to report a quarter of a million dollars in gifts and services provided by an oil industry executive and other friends.
• Despite Cash Injection, Banks Cautious On Lending
  Some of the banks that signed up for the Treasury Department's "capital injection" are being careful about making commitments to start lending that money out. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has reiterated his position that the Treasury expects banks to "deploy, not hoard, their capital."
• Amid Meltdown, N.Y. Prepares For Hard Times
  New York state is bracing for some tough economic times. The credit crisis and the meltdown on Wall Street does not bode well for state coffers. Gov. David Paterson offers his insight about the challenges ahead.
• Without Credit, Mont. Resort Weighs Options
  Lee Poole, CEO of Moonlight Basin resort in Montana, is having to rethink his entire business. His banker was Lehman Brothers and he now has lost his access to credit. Poole is looking for investors to take a stake in his company.
• Obama Campaigns In Florida
  In Tampa Bay, Fla., Sen. Barack Obama opened his speech by talking about his endorsement from Colin Powell. He then reminded supporters it's no time to be overconfident, making the pitch for people to volunteer for his campaign. Florida has turned into a key state this election cycle.
• McCain Campaigns In Missouri
  Republican John McCain has campaigned in Missouri. Unlike rival Barack Obama who held large rallies in city centers over the weekend, McCain is holding his rallies in the suburbs. McCain is talking about keeping spending low, while also discussing his plan to buy at-risk mortgages.
• Florida Church Burns X-Rated Film Reels
  Members of Christ Church Anglican in Jacksonville, Fla., held a "holy water hose-down" Sunday at their future home, a drive-in movie theater. The congregation set fire to dozens of pornographic movies found there in a symbolic act to take the land from "unholy to holy," says Mark Eldredge, the church's senior pastor.

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