Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• How to invest new money in the environment: a nice problem to have
  Backers of the Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment are scrambling to figure out how to organize allocation of the roughly $300 million a year the new income tax is expected to raise.4:50 p.m.
• Composers Institute nurtures talent and new orchestral music
  Tomorrow night in Minneapolis seven young composers will reach what may be the pinnacle of their career, at least so far. They will each hear the Minnesota Orchestra play one of their compositions.4:54 p.m.
• Southwest announces $69 fare to Chicago
  Southwest Airlines today announced its plans for serving the Twin Cities. Starting March 8th, the Dallas-based carrier will offer eight round-trip daily flights between the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport and Chicago's Midway Airport.5:20 p.m.
• President-elect Obama: The ultimate community organizer
  Political pundits on the left and right agree that Sen. Barack Obama's victory on Tuesday was due in large part to a well-run campaign. Some of that success may be a product of his experience working with community organizations on the south side of Chicago in the mid 1980s. Some activists in Minneapolis say they hope as president, Obama will become the ultimate community organizer.5:24 p.m.
• Coleman, Franken campaigns prepare for recount
  The campaigns for Republican Senator Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken are preparing for a recount with the unofficial results showing Coleman with a lead at less than 500 votes.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Warm Global Welcome For Obama
  There has been an almost-universal chorus of welcome for president-elect Barack Obama. Seldom has a new president taken office with such a wide-open mandate to repair America's alliances and friendships.
• 'Repo!' Opera: A Genetically Enhanced Hit?
  Darren Lynn Bousman thinks his "genetic opera" has the potential to be the next Donnie Darko or Rocky Horror Picture Show. But can you engineer a cult classic? Or is it only fans who can decide what's worthy of devotion?
• 'Celebrity Autobiography,' Playing With The Truth
  Every Monday, a motley crew of actors and comics takes the stage in a Manhattan cabaret to read, in a less-than-reverent way, from the memoirs of other stars. (Including, yes, Motley Crue.)
• To Face Economic Crisis, Obama Moves Quickly
  President-elect Barack Obama meets with his team of economic advisers Friday and will then hold his first news conference since Tuesday's election. The struggling economy is forcing Obama and his advisers to move quickly.
• Young Republican Offers Prescriptions For GOP Fix
  The Republican losses on Tuesday have led to a lot of self-examination in the GOP. Reihan Salam, co-author of Grand New Party: How Republicans Can Win the Working Class and Save the American Dream, offers his insight into the future of the Republican Party.
• Automakers Lobby Pelosi For Bailout Cash
  The leaders of Detroit's Big Three automakers and the head of the United Auto Workers union appealed to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday. Faced with terrible sales numbers, the companies are asking for $25 billion in emergency loans to stay afloat.
• Obama Family Ponders First Pup
  In his victory speech Tuesday night, Barack Obama told his daughters they had earned the puppy that had been promised to them at the end of the election. Now, the question is, what kind of dog will the first pup be?
• Stocks Slide On Gloomy News
  Stocks have taken another beating, wiping out recent gains. The declines followed a bad report on retail sales and poor earnings reports. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down more than 400 points.
• Russia's Missile Threat Examined
  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has said he will station missiles alongside Poland if the U.S. places an anti-missile system in the country. The comments are seen as a warning to president-elect Barack Obama. Marshall Goldman, author of the forthcoming book Pretrostate: Putin, Power, and the New Russia, discusses Medvedev's remarks.
• Emanuel Is Obama's Chief Of Staff
  Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel has accepted the position of president-elect Barack Obama's chief of staff. Meanwhile, President Bush and Obama are to meet Monday for talks as part of the Democrat's transition to the White House.
• Ore. Win Puts Democrats At 57 Senate Seats
  Two days after the election, Jeff Merkley, the speaker of Oregon's state House, defeated incumbent U.S. Sen. Gordon Smith, a moderate Republican. The victory gives the Democrats 57 seats in the Senate, still short of the filibuster-proof 60 seats.
• Youths Reflect On Obama Victory
  Brandon McFarland and Summer Sewell, both 20-somethings, are thrilled by Barack Obama's victory Tuesday night. They share their thoughts on what Obama's win means for their own ambitions as a young African-American man and a biracial woman.
• Palin Returns To Alaska Politics, But What's Ahead?
  With new national prominence, Gov. Sarah Palin will have to figure out how she fits back into the intimate world of politics in her home state. At the same time, speculation about her next move is running high — with some supporters already associating her name with the 2012 presidential race.
• Mo Willems: Walking In On The Jester
  Mo Willems talks about his latest effort to become a radio cartoonist. He reveals the caption he intended to go with an earlier cartoon and invites you to caption a fresh batch of drawings.
• Peter Hammill: Prog Rock's Unsung Hero
  Musician Peter Hammill isn't a household name, and his music isn't necessarily for the household. As a founding member of the British progressive rock scene in the early '70s, Hammill reaches beyond the pretension of prog rock and into the fury of punk.

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