Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Paulose leaving Minnesota for D.C.
  Politicians from both political parties say a change is welcome at the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office. U.S. Attorney Rachel Paulose announced Monday that she has resigned and will move to a post within the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. The move comes less than two weeks after Michael Mukasey was sworn in as Attorney General.5:19 p.m.
• Analysis of Paulose's departure from the U.S. attorney's office
  Kevin Washburn is a law professor at the University of Minnesota and former assistant U.S. attorney. MPR's Tom Crann spoke to Washburn about what Paulose's move means.5:23 p.m.
• MSU Mankato -- a campus in mourning
  A traffic accident that killed one student and injured another from Minnesota State University Mankato over the weekend has brought more grief to a campus which has already seen two other students die this fall.5:46 p.m.
• The Neuter Commuter hits the road
  The people who run the Neuter Commuter are fixing to fix more pets. But Minnesota law won't let them do it for free and they say that's a problem.5:50 p.m.
• Lost recipes find home in a new book
  As we head into Thanksgiving, many of us dust off recipes for grandma's stuffing or pumpkin pie. But some family recipes may have gotten lost over the years, and it's these misplaced recipes that are the center of Christopher Kimball's new book, "America's Best Lost Recipes."5:54 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• 'Including Samuel': Parental View of Mainstreaming
  Dan Habib's documentary Including Samuel shows the benefits and challenges of combining disabled children with mainstream children in activities and classrooms.
• Nearly 5,000 Soldiers Deserted Army in 2007
  Army desertion rates are up 80 percent since the United States invaded Iraq in 2003. The actual numbers of deserters are still low — less than 1 percent of the entire force — but they show a steady increase over the past few years.
• 'Mr. Whipple' Dick Wilson Dies at 91
  Actor and pitchman Dick Wilson, best known for his character Mr. Whipple who appeared in hundreds of commercials, died Monday at age 91.
• Legal Challenges to Musharraf Dismissed by Court
  Pakistan's Supreme Court, packed with government-friendly judges, dismissed legal challenges Monday to the recent re-election of Gen. Pervez Musharraf. The decisions pave the way for the Pakistani president to serve another five-year term.
• Homeland Security Adviser May Be Endangered Role
  Fran Townsend's successor will face a number of challenges, including fighting complacency when it comes to homeland security issues. Much more of the administration's focus has been on the war in Iraq in recent years, draining resources and attention. Some security experts think Townsend may be one of the last homeland security advisors, arguing that it makes sense to incorporate homeland security into the National Security Council.
• Are the Patriots' Big Wins Unsportsmanlike?
  Sports blogs are ablaze about the New England Patriots running up the score in their games this season. They are undefeated — and Sunday night, they beat the Buffalo Bills 56-10. Some are saying it is unsportsmanlike to let the score get that high.
• Russian Scientists Fear Warming May Bring Disease
  Russians like to joke that they might be the only people to benefit from global warming. At least, they say, it might temper Russia's notoriously cold winters. But scientists in Moscow are concerned that increasing temperatures will help spread malaria and other diseases to new areas.
• Activists Aim to Block Japan's 'Scientific' Whale Hunt
  A Japanese whaling fleet is set to sail to Antarctica this week, pursuing over a thousand whales — some of them humpbacks. The government of Japan says the hunt is intended for scientific research. But Greenpeace and other critics contend that Japan's intentions are commercial.
• Mike Huckabee Extols Higher Education
  In anticipation of the presidential primaries, we're running excerpts of speeches given along the campaign trail. Republican hopeful Mike Huckabee, the governor of Arkansas, spoke to students from Williamson Christian College in Franklin, Tenn., about the importance of higher education.
• Fighting in Somalia Leads to Killings, Exodus
  This year, Somali troops and their U.S.-backed Ethiopian allies routed a rival Islamist movement — and helped to create an insurgency that's carrying out roadside bombings and political killings. The fighting has claimed thousands of lives and forced hundreds of thousands to flee the lawless capital.
• Aid Streams to Cyclone-Ravaged Bangladesh
  Relief workers are trying to assess damage from the devastating cyclone that hit Bangladesh late last week. The death toll is over 3,000 and still rising. A million more people have been displaced.
• Amazon Rolls Out New Wireless Reading Device
  Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon.com, unveils a new wireless, electronic reading device: the Kindle. Despite questions about the product's design and appeal, Bezos says the Kindle is a marriage of modern technology and old-fashioned book sense.
• Iraq Insurgents Borrow from Mafia Playbook
  In northern Iraq, insurgents are using Mafia-style rackets and extortion of legitimate businesses to fund deadly attacks on U.S. and Iraqi forces. U.S. military units say they've uncovered a complex connection between insurgent shakedowns, government corruption and crooked businessmen.
• Rare National Buzz Tipped Obama's Decision to Run
  Barack Obama was barely halfway through his first Senate term when he began considering a presidential run. In the end, he chose to take advantage of a rare window of political opportunity that had opened for him so quickly — knowing it could close just as fast.
• Bush Adviser on Terrorism Announces Resignation
  Frances Townsend, the president's assistant for Homeland Security and Counter-terrorism, is the latest in the exodus of influential figures who are leaving the Bush administration. Townsend, Bush's main adviser on terrorism, is leaving office after four and a half years.

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