Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Holiday gifts for health and wellness
  What gifts would a doctor recommend for the holidays? Our medical analyst Dr. Jon Hallberg sat down with Tom Crann and decided not to talk about the latest research or journal findings.4:50 p.m.
• Societies create Jesus in their own image
  The earliest image we have of Jesus Christ was created 300 years after he lived. So perhaps it's only natural that followers depict Jesus in ways that make sense to them.4:54 p.m.
• No winner in Senate race until 2009
  Minnesotans will not know whether Democrat Al Franken or Republican Norm Coleman won the Senate race until next year. Election officials, along with the two campaigns, have agreed on a framework for adding wrongly-rejected absentee ballots to the recount.5:20 p.m.
• Coleman campaign goes back to the Supreme Court
  An attorney for the Sen. Norm Coleman's reelection campaign today asked the Minnesota Supreme Court to stop the state canvassing board from certifying the U.S. Senate election until officials can resolve any double-counted votes.5:24 p.m.
• On horseback, Native American riders make 300-mile trip
  A group of about 50 Native Americans will ride on horseback into the Mankato area later this week. Their arrival will mark the end of a nearly 300-mile trip to mark the 146th anniversary of the largest mass execution in U.S. history.5:50 p.m.
• July 15, 2008: A conversation with NPR's Stefen Fatsis
  Today on All Things Considered, sportswriter Stefen Fatsis remembered legendary sports journalist George Plimpton. In July, Tom Crann talked to Fatsis about his new book, written in true Plimpton style.6:29 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Navigating A Dead-End Economy
  Mark Anthony Waters, 18, talks about the fast-food job he got last summer. He had a boss who made him miserable. So he left the job. Since then he's had a hard time getting any sort of job. He plans to go to college, because he doesn't want a low-wage job again.
• Court In China Rejects Earthquake Lawsuit
  A court in southwest China has rejected a lawsuit brought by the parents of schoolchildren who died in the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan province. The suit alleged corruption and negligence in the collapse of a school where 129 children died.
• Skating Rink Puts Mexico City On Ice
  Mexico City has given its people a very large, very cold holiday gift. A massive ice-skating rink sprawls across the city's main square. It's billed as the world's largest skating rink.
• Topping Listener Questions: What's A Dreidel?
  Robert Siegel takes up a listener's query about a recent story on the Major League Dreidel Championship. "What's a dreidel?" Thankfully, he knows the answer.
• Madoff Fallout Grows as 'Feeder Firms' Scrutinized
  As the investigation of an alleged massive Ponzi scheme continues, an investor with ties to Bernard Madoff's firm was found dead Tuesday of an apparent suicide. The investor led one of many feeder funds that funneled clients' money into Madoff's. Now these feeder funds face legal problems.
• What Are The Prospects For Chrysler?
  Chrysler was taken over by the private investment group Cerbrus Capital Management in 2007. Caught in the global economic slump, the automaker has continued to struggle. Will it survive?
• Water-Main Break Prompts Maryland Rescue
  A water-main break in suburban Washington, D.C., created a dangerous rush hour Tuesday morning. Water on one stretch of road in Montgomery County, Md., was 4 feet deep. Rescue teams were brought in to evacuate trapped motorists.
• Jaffe's Role Studied In Madoff Case
  The Massachusetts Secretary of State has subpoenaed Robert M. Jaffe for questioning in an offshoot of the investigation into Bernard Madoff's financial dealings. Jaffe, who married into the wealthy Shapiro family of Boston, appears to have set up a company primarily to bring in clients for Madoff.
• Corn Syrup Gets Boost From Sweetener Studies
  High-fructose corn syrup is just as bad as table sugar — but not worse, say several new studies. It's a reputational boost for a sweetener long thought to be particularly adept at expanding waistlines.
• Report Details Obama-Blagojevich Dealings
  The Obama transition team releases a report on the Obama staff's conversations with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The governor is accused of — among other things — trying to benefit financially from appointing a Senate successor to the president-elect.
• Novelist David Rhodes Returns With 'Driftless'
  Over 30 years ago, Midwestern writer David Rhodes published three much-praised novels in quick succession. But he went silent after a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed. Now he has published a new book: Driftless.
• Fed Up, Ordinary Guatemalans Turn To Vigilantism
  Anger over rampant crime has led to widespread vigilantism in Guatemala. In the provinces, citizen patrols are taking justice into their own hands — including setting suspected gang members on fire. Human-rights monitors are alarmed.
• Tourists Flock To Quake-Ravaged Region Of China
  Since a massive earthquake struck China's Sichuan province, visitors have descended on the area to pay their respects — and to take photos of the wreckage. Some decry this "earthquake tourism," while others say it provides a way forward for survivors.
• Threats On The Sea: A View From A French Warship
  For a week, NPR joined the French warship Premier Maitre L'Her, which has been protecting merchant ships on the vast seas of the Gulf of Aden. The ship has been searching for suspicious vessels, part of an effort to stem a piracy epidemic.
• Nonprofit Groups Help Disabled Vet Make Ends Meet
  Veteran Jason Brunson was discharged from the Army this year for medical reasons. He and his family struggle to pay the bills on the disability checks he receives every month. Recently, they've found some relief from nonprofit organizations.

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