Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Slideshow: Minnesota recount
  Photos from around the state during Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount between Republican Norm Coleman and DFL candidate Al Franken.3:19 p.m.
• Slideshow: Challenged ballots
  A collection of challenged ballots during Minnesota's U.S. Senate recount.4:20 p.m.
• 35W bridge collapse offers nation infrastructure lesson
  If America decides to get to work repairing and replacing infrastructure the job can be done fast and well, according to the head of the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Minnesota.4:50 p.m.
• Bachmann says bailouts have to stop
  We've been checking in the last few days with the members of Minnesota's congressional delegation to get their views on the progress of the federal bailout package for the financial industry. Today, 6th district Republican Michele Bachmann talked with Tom Crann about the changes in the bailout package.4:53 p.m.
• Officials say first day of recount off to smooth start
  Local election officials throughout Minnesota said there was a mostly smooth start today to the manual recount of votes in the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken.5:20 p.m.
• Recount action from around the state
  City and county workers at 107 sites began the long slog through more than 2.9 million ballots in the recount between incumbent Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken.5:24 p.m.
• Artists' advice on living with a tight budget
  Thousands of Minnesotans have already learned to live creatively on very little, and have done so for years quite successfully. They're artists and they have some advice to share with the rest of us.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Democrats Ask: Should Obama Go Fast Or Slow?
  It's been only two weeks and a day since the election, and Democrats are already debating how fast President-elect Barack Obama should go in bringing change to Washington.
• Plugging Afghanistan's Brain Drain
  Khaleeq Ahmad, who was educated in the U.S. and London, says he returned to Afghanistan as director of a telecom company because he owed it to his home country. He's hopeful that other professionals will return and help improve the country's diminished infrastructure.
• Final Count Gives McCain Win In Missouri
  Missouri has gone for McCain, ending the state's 50-year string of support for the winning presidential candidate. Sen. John McCain's unofficial margin over President-elect Barack Obama: 3,632 votes.
• Scientists Decode The DNA Of A Woolly Mammoth
  The woolly mammoth is the first extinct mammal to have its DNA sequence deciphered. Scientists used hair that was found frozen in the Siberian permafrost, some for tens of thousands of years.
• Uighur Mummies Stir Debate In China
  DNA tests on mummies raise new questions about China's Uighurs, many of whom claim western heritage. China insists the Uighurs have East Asian heritage.
• Federal Bureaucrats Begin 'Burrowing'
  With a change in administrations, many political appointees at government agencies will take career jobs, becoming part of the permanent civil service. It's a phenomenon known as "burrowing."
• Waxman, Dingell Face Off Over Key House Panel
  On Thursday, Democrats in the House will vote on whom they want to lead the Energy and Commerce Committee. The face-off is a battle between two legislative titans in Congress: current Chairman John Dingell, from Michigan, and California Rep. Henry Waxman.
• Fight Breaks Out As Iraqi Lawmakers Debate Pact
  Tempers flared in Iraq's parliament hall Wednesday as lawmakers debated whether to ratify a new security agreement with the United States — one that calls for the withdrawal of American forces by the end of 2011.
• Documentary Tackles Epic Harvard-Yale Game
  Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 tells the story of the 1968 football meeting between the Ivy League archrivals. Filmmaker Kevin Rafferty's father was a former Yale football captain, but Rafferty chose to go to Harvard.
• Clive Barnes, A Critic's Critic
  Arts critic Clive Barnes died Wednesday. During the 1960s and 1970s, the British-born Barnes exercised significant influence over New York theater and dance as a critic for The New York Times. He became a New York Post critic in 1978.
• Key Senators Receptive To Holder As AG
  Senators on the Judiciary Committee had mostly favorable reactions to news that Eric Holder is likely to be President-elect Obama's choice for attorney general. But some potential stumbling blocks remain.
• Auto Bailout Debate Turns to Bankruptcy
  U.S. automakers seem unlikely to secure $25 billion in emergency loans from Congress. But a new debate has emerged over the possibility of a planned or "pre-packaged" bankruptcy filing.
• Why Are Obama's Cabinet Choices Leaking Out?
  Pending appointments to President-elect Obama's cabinet have been widely reported and discussed after leaks to the media. What's going on here?
• A Parts Firm Exec's View Of Car Industry Woes
  Gregg Sherrill, chairman and CEO of the auto parts manufacturer Tenneco Inc. talks to Melissa Block about problems with the auto industry. His company has been hit hard by the financial problems of GM, Chrysler and Ford. He supports a bridge loan for the companies.
• Alaskans React To End Of Stevens Era
  Embattled Sen. Ted Stevens concedes after coming up short in a tight race for re-election to Alaska's Senate seat. How are Alaskans greeting the news that Stevens is out after 40 years in office?

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