Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• MPR candidacy statement: Peter Hutchinson
  As part of our election coverage, Minnesota Public Radio has offered the candidates for governor and U.S. Senate an opportunity to record three minute statements about their candidacy. Each day at this time we're playing the statements of candidates in the Governor's race. Today we hear from Independence Party candidate Peter Hutchinson.4:46 p.m.
• St. Paul developer withdraws "Bridges" project
  The move is seen as a victory for city officials and neighborhood groups who have raised concerns about the plan.5:19 p.m.
• Hatch embraces "bulldog" label
  Mike Hatch is well-known to Minnesotans as a scrappy -- sometimes confrontational -- politician, and he's embracing his bulldog image in his third run for the governor's office.5:23 p.m.
• Campaigning heats up in the 5th Congressional District
  In less than a week, voters in Minnesota's 5th District will elect a new representative to Congress for the first time in nearly three decades.5:48 p.m.
• MPR candidacy statement: Mark Kennedy
  As part of our election coverage, Minnesota Public Radio has offered all of the candidates for U.S. Senate and governor an opportunity to record three-minute statements. Every day this week on All Things Considered, we'll play one of the U.S. Senate candidate statements at this time. Today, we'll hear from Republican candidate Mark Kennedy.6:19 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Muldaur Finds the Passion in Dylan's Love Songs
  Robert Christgau reviews the latest CD from vocalist Maria Muldaur, best known for her quirky 1970s pop tune "Midnight at the Oasis." Her new CD is Heart of Mine: Maria Muldaur Sings Love Songs of Bob Dylan. Reviewer Robert Christgau says Muldaur put the passion in these tunes in a way most singers don't match because they probably didn't know Dylan put all that passion there in the first place.
• Colombia Embraces Fierce, New Musical Genre
  Colombia is known worldwide for its music -- sultry salsa, coastal cumbia, and the accordion-laced vallenato. But in cantinas and neighborhood concert halls, a new music is rising: hard-driving ballads about Colombia's violence. Radio stations won't play it, but that has done little to stop its spread.
• To Whom Should You Pray on All Saints Day?
  It's All Saints Day, but most people don't know what to think of the saints beyond the idea that you pray to them to get stuff like an 'A' on a test or to find a good parking spot. Jesuit priest James Martin says saints are more than plaster statues: They were real people whose lives show us that holiness is actually possible for the rest of us.
• Health Care Still Matters to American Voters
  Iraq, national security and the economy tend to dominate the campaign discussion this fall, but when it comes to what really matters to voters, health care isn't far behind.
• The How and Why of Life and Death
  Kevin Kling takes us on a journey that starts with learning how to use voice-recognition software after a motorcycle accident; then to Dante and the things in our lives that haunt us all; some we are born with and others we create with the choices we make.
• Some Campaign Ads Accentuate the Positive
  Several Republican candidates, including Rep. Clay Shaw in Florida and Sen, Conrad Burns in Montana, are running ads emphasizing how well they work with Democrats.
• Many Congressional Races Hinge on Female Vote
  Some polls show the undecided voters of this election are women, particularly suburban women with children, who don't focus on politics along conventional party lines. They are concerned about national and economic security, and their votes are pivotal this fall, especially in the hotly contested suburban congressional districts near Philadelphia, where four seats are at stake.
• A Helper Monkey Eases into Retirement
  Listener Judy Hindman tells us about her retired helper monkey Katie, who chatters all day. Helper monkeys are trained to assist disabled people with everyday tasks. Katie weighs 5 lbs. and emits a noise that Hindman says reminds her of the low-battery warning on electronic devices.
• Republicans Keep Spotlight on Kerry Comment
  Republicans fire away at Sen. John Kerry (D-MA). Vice President Cheney and others say Kerry insulted U.S. troops with a recent remark, but the senator insists he was trying to poke fun at President Bush, not soldiers.
• Disagreement Causes Uproar in Iraqi Parliament
  The speaker of the Iraqi parliament comes close to exchanging blows with another deputy after the legislature fails to renew emergency laws. Meanwhile, Shia in Sadr City celebrated the end of a siege by U.S. and Iraqi government forces, who were searching for a kidnapped American soldier. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki ordered the lifting of the blockade.
• Black Civil-War Soldier Gets Overdue Honors
  For more than a century, Lt. Stephen Atkins Swails has lain in an unmarked grave in Charleston, S.C., his life story largely forgotten. But recently, local historians held a long overdue ceremony honoring the life of the extraordinary African-American Civil War soldier and statesman.
• Eggers Blends Fact, Fiction of Sudanese 'Lost Boys'
  The story of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the tens of thousands of children refugees from the Sudanese civil war, is the basis for Dave Eggers' new novel, What Is the What. Eggers and Deng talk about their collaboration and the traumas the "Lost Boys" endured.
• Many State Legislatures Face Potential Power Shift
  The control of numerous state legislatures is at stake Nov. 7. Two under close watch are Montana and Iowa, both of which have chambers that are deadlocked.
• High Turnout Expected for Young Voters, Study Says
  A Harvard Institute of Politics study concludes that nearly one-third of 18- to 24-year-olds plan on voting in the upcoming midterm elections. That could mean the highest turnout for the age group in any midterm election in the last 20 years. Robert Siegel talks to IOP Director Jeanne Shaheen.
• North Korea Calls Another Good Bluff
  NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says North Korea is playing a weak hand very well in the current row over its nuclear program.

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