Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Balsam fir wreath making a sticky, rewarding business
  Sam and Jenny McFadden run Jen's Wreaths, a balsam fir wreath business in Deer River, Minn. It's hard, sticky work, but the McFaddens say it's worth it.3:20 p.m.
• The Cube Critics: 'Skyfall,' 'A Late Quartet'
  Will Stephanie and Euan add to the raves piling up for director Sam Mendes, and actors Daniel Craig and Judy Dench in the latest installment of the world's biggest film franchise? Plus, Euan gives "A Late Quartet" an audition.3:24 p.m.
• EIGHTEEN MONTHS TO HISTORY: How the Minnesota marriage amendment was defeated -- money, passion, allies
  Launched a year and a half ago amid disappointment at the Legislature, the effort to defeat Minnesota's marriage amendment succeeded this week after amassing millions of dollars, a broad spectrum of backers and a focus on religious faith and personal conversations.3:35 p.m.
• Gottwalt: campaign against marriage amendment effective, but erroneous
  The Minnesota House sponsor of the failed marriage amendment proposal said the campaign against the measure was "wrong-minded" and erroneously implied supporters were motivated by bigotry.4:51 p.m.
• Balsam fir wreath making a sticky, rewarding business
  Sam and Jenny McFadden run Jen's Wreaths, a balsam fir wreath business in Deer River, Minn. It's hard, sticky work, but the McFaddens say it's worth it.5:23 p.m.
• EIGHTEEN MONTHS TO HISTORY: How the Minnesota marriage amendment was defeated -- money, passion, allies
  Launched a year and a half ago amid disappointment at the Legislature, the effort to defeat Minnesota's marriage amendment succeeded this week after amassing millions of dollars, a broad spectrum of backers and a focus on religious faith and personal conversations.5:35 p.m.
• The Cube Critics: 'Skyfall,' 'A Late Quartet'
  Will Stephanie and Euan add to the raves piling up for director Sam Mendes, and actors Daniel Craig and Judy Dench in the latest installment of the world's biggest film franchise? Plus, Euan gives "A Late Quartet" an audition.6:24 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Obama Insists On Tax Hikes For Wealthy Americans
  On Friday, President Obama made his first public remarks since winning re-election. He used the moment to insist on greater revenues from the affluent in any deal to avoid the fiscal cliff.
• Week In Politics: Fiscal Cliff, GOP Soul Searching
  It's been an eventful week in politics, but now what? The fiscal cliff looms, the Republican Party does some soul searching, and some are asking, did the elections change anything? Melissa Block talks with our regular political commentators, E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and Brookings Institution, and David Brooks of the New York Times.
• The Art Of Chinese Propaganda
  A treasure-trove of Mao-era propaganda posters is housed in an unmarked basement museum in Shanghai.
• The Benefit Of Birthdays? Freebies Galore
  The occasion of his birthday has caused David Was to ponder growing older. And he has found a silver lining: free food.
• Thousands Still Living In The Cold After Sandy
  In New York City, medical personnel are fanning out to provide care to residents in apartment buildings left cold and powerless by superstorm Sandy. Many people have been living without basic necessities since the storm hit 11 days ago and the teams are going door-to-door to find and treat those with medical needs.
• Uprooted By Sandy, Residents Scatter To New Housing
  FEMA has put more than 30,000 New York and New Jersey residents in hotels and motels and given out roughly $300 million in rental assistance. Mobile homes are on their way to hard-hit areas, and some with housing are opening their doors.
• New York Still Pumping Water Out Of Subway System
  Robert Siegel talks to Lieutenant Colonel Michael Clancy, deputy commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and George Kern, Director of Bridge and Tunnel Operations for the New York City Department of Transportation, about the millions of gallons of water that has been pumped out from the tunnels after super storm Sandy and the challenges of dealing with a natural disaster of that magnitude.
• Church Of England Names New Top Cleric
  The Bishop of Durham, Justin Welby, has been appointed as the next archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the Church of England. The former oil executive has only a year's experience as a bishop. Philip Reeves has the story.
• Squeezebox Brutality: Murder Ballads From Finland
  Accordion renegade Kimmo Pohjonen collects a series of gruesome tales on Murhaballadeja.
• CIA Director Petraeus Resigns, Citing Extramarital Affair
  Petraeus has been married for 37 years and said "such behavior is unacceptable." Petraeus retired from the Army as a four-star general to become the CIA chief in September of 2011.

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