Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Talking with My Mouth Full
  Bonny Wolf says she remembers most life events by what she ate. In her new book of essays, "Talking with My Mouth Full: Crab Cakes, Bunt Cakes and Other Kitchen Stories," Wolf connects Jell-o salads, roast chickens and Nut Goodies with life's special moments. Most of us will be creating our own special moments as we gather around the Thanksgiving table later this week. Wolf is a commentator for NPR's Weekend Edition and grew-up in Minneapolis. Her book includes recipes collected from family and friends and essays about the foods of her childhood.4:50 p.m.
• Anoka County walks away from Vikings' plan
  Anoka County says it has rescinded its offer and terminated negotiations for a new Vikings stadium in Blaine.5:19 p.m.
• Sierra Club demands Big Stone Power Plant cut pollution
  The Sierra Club in Minnesota says it will go to court unless the Big Stone Power Plant on the Minnesota-South Dakota border takes steps to reduce pollution by about 90 percent.5:23 p.m.
• Incoming Minneapolis school member is repentant but defiant over racially-charged Web comments
  Minneapolis school board member-elect Chris Stewart says the uproar is helping open up the painful discussion of race in education.5:48 p.m.
• Cleveland Cliffs pulls the plug on nugget project
  There's been a big set-back for a long-awaited Iron Range industrial development. Backers said the Mesabi Nugget project would be making a high iron product at a Hoyt Lakes plant in just over a year. But now key partners say they're dropping the project. The State of Minnesota invested millions of dollars in Mesabi Nugget.5:52 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Former Russian Spy in ICU; Kremlin Denies a Role
  A former Russian spy who is fighting for his life in a London hospital claims that he was deliberately poisoned by Russian agents because of his criticisms of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Kremlin dismisses the claims as "nonsense." Litvinenko had been looking into the killing of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
• Lawyer: 'No-Hearing' Process Traps Detainees
  A lawyer for two terrorism suspects held as enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay says that more than two years after the Supreme Court's decision in Hamdi vs. Rumsfeld, those being held have still had only one hearing. Robert Siegel talks with the attorney, Mark Denbeaux.
• Popular Iraqi TV Comedian Killed; Ministers Attacked
  There has been no letup in the violence in Iraq, with the killing of a popular TV comedian and the attempted assassination of an Iraqi politician both coming Monday. Iraqi and U.S. officials say a mass kidnapping last week at a government office in downtown Baghdad was possibly an inside job.
• Three Sex Offenders Under One Roof Sparks Debate
  Three sex offenders recently moved into a house in rural Hampden, Me., that is operated by a local charity. A local legislator wants to prevent sex offenders from living together, but the charity argues that giving them a supervised place to live actually helps keep the public safer.
• New Dollar Coins Will Feature Early Presidents
  A new coin is coming to a pocket and change purse near you: A new $1 coin. The same size as the Sacagawea dollar, the coin will honor U.S. presidents. When it goes into circulation next year, it will feature four former presidents: Washington, Adams, Jefferson and Madison.
• Conservation Groups Propose Ocean Sanctuaries
  U.S. and Canadian conservation groups unveil a proposal to create a vast network of marine reserves off the coast of New England and Atlantic Canada. Fishing would be banned in many of the areas in the proposal, the latest in a growing global movement to set up marine parks similar to those on land.
• In Afghanistan, Taliban Returns to Fill a Vacuum
  Afghanistan has seen a recent Taliban resurgence in certain areas. Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry, commander of Combined Forces Command in Afghanistan, says the challenge right now is to continue strengthening the Afghan government so it's able to deal with the Taliban.
• Denver Bets Light Rails Will Lure Car Commuters
  Transportation authorities for the Denver region recently opened 19 miles of new rail lines for service, more than doubling the size of the area's commuter-rail system. By 2016, there will be more than 150 miles of light-rail lines in the metro area.
• Fox, News Corp., Pull Plug on O.J. Simpson Project
  After a firestorm of criticism, News Corp. says it has canceled its plans to publish the O.J. Simpson book If I Did It. The book's release was to coincide with a two-part television special on Fox. Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., says it was an "ill-considered project."
• The Legacy of Supreme Court Justice Brandeis
  NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr looks back at the legacy of Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis, best known for discovering a constitutional right to privacy.
• Bobby Bare Jr.'s Music Falls Far from the Tree
  Bobby Bare, Jr. grew up in country music's capital, Nashville, Tenn., the son of singer Bobby Bare. His storied upbringing is filled with Music City luminaries like Waylon Jennings and Jerry Reed — both friends of his father's — and he was even nominated for a country Grammy at 5 for a duet he sang with dad. The younger Bare's music, however, is anything but country.
• The Mighty Mississip, and Mud Island
  Commentator Andrei Codrescu takes a trip to the Mississippi River Museum to Mud Island, on the Mississippi River between Tennessee and Arkansas.
• Treasury Chief Complains of 'Excessive Regulation'
  U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson warns that "excessive regulation slows innovation, imposes needless costs on investors, and stifles competition and job creation." Paulson was referring to the Sarbanes Oxley legislation, which was put in place to head off corporate scandals like those that took place at Enron and Worldcom. Paulson says he doesn't want the law replaced, but he clearly favors lighter enforcement.
• Giant Office Space Trust to Be Sold
  Equity Office Properties Trust, the largest owner of office space in the United States after the federal government, is being sold to the private equity firm the Blackstone Group. Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Jim Zarroli about a flurry of corporate mergers and acquisitions announced Monday.
• Helping a Child in a Suspicious Era
  Commentator Michael Alvear relates the story of a recent incident: A small boy asked him for help, but Alvear was reluctant to help him -- for fear that he would be accused of molesting the boy.

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