Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• New iPhone launch becomes high tech meltdown
  The launch of Apple Inc.'s much-anticipated new iPhone turned into an information-technology meltdown on Friday, as customers were unable to get their phones working.4:50 p.m.
• Film director celebrates 1994
  While 1994 may not stick out in many people's minds as being one of the watershed years of U.S. history, it does for film director Jonathan Levine. "Much like 1776, just with more rap music," he says. It's the year he set his new film "The Wackness."4:53 p.m.
• McCain touts his economic plan in Hudson visit
  Republican presidential candidate John McCain held a town hall meeting today in Hudson, Wis., where he talked to an audience made up of mostly women about his plans to boost a sagging economy.5:21 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• New 3-D 'Journey' Sparks A Trip Back To The '50s
  There's a new Hollywood take on Jules Verne's 1863 novel; seeing it sent Bob Mondello back into the nearer past — to the wide-screen version of the tale he saw when he was a kid. Turns out it's still kinda fun.
• Stocks Down On Mortgage, Oil Woes
  The Dow falls a little more than 1 percent on Friday. The main reasons for the decline are fears over the future of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, as well as oil prices, which touched $147 per barrel before retreating.
• McCain, Obama Lay Out Economic Plans
  Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain are both campaigning in the Midwest. The region has the nation's highest unemployment rate, and the candidates are trying to show they understand what voters need to protect their jobs.
• Freddie, Fannie Troubles Continue
  Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac stock values are down again Friday. Investors are worried that the two home mortgage giants may collapse from the burden of homeowners defaulting on their mortgages. Already, the two companies have posted $11 billion in losses.
• How Fannie, Freddie Got Their Names
  Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae are both creative acronyms for congressionally created home mortgage companies. The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. became Freddie Mac and the Federal National Mortgage Association became Fannie Mae.
• Fresh Details In Canada Feet Case
  Canadian police are starting to say more about the mystery of the five disembodied human feet that have been found along the coast of British Columbia. On Thursday, police said two of the feet belonged to the same person.
• Bodies Of Missing Soldiers Found In Iraq
  The Defense Department has confirmed that the remains of two soldiers kidnapped in May 2007 were discovered Wednesday and identified Thursday. The two were abducted in the area known as the "triangle of death," which is south of Baghdad.
• Support For Afghan Government Erodes
  Support among Afghans for their government is eroding in the face of escalating violence. Many say they feel trapped in their own country. They don't feel safe in the south, the birthplace of Taliban, or in other parts of the country.
• Some In D.C. Ready To Pull Trigger On Owning Gun
  Some D.C. residents and entrepreneurs are eager to take a shot at owning a gun or gun shop. Officials, however, continue to address the ricochet effects of the recent Supreme Court decision on the city's handgun ban.
• D.C. Drafts New Gun Law
  The Supreme Court decision has led Washington, D.C., to draft a new handgun law. D.C. Council Member Phil Mendelson, chairman of the Committee on Public Safety and the Judiciary, says the new measure will likely include a self-defense exception.

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