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  Anoka County says it has rescinded its offer and terminated negotiations for a new Vikings stadium in Blaine.5:19 p.m.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

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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."
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Could Shakespeare Survive in Hollywood?
  Few writers have permeated the culture as much as William Shakespeare. His work has spawned more than 600 film or television adaptations, including animated versions. If he were alive today, Shakespeare would probably be at the center of a multimedia empire. What would "Shakespeare Incorporated" look like?
• 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.

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