Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Dining with Dara -- Best eating in the Twin Cities
  Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl joins MPR's Tom Crann this week to talk about some of the best eating in the Twin Cities, as chosen in the latest issue of Minnesota Monthly magazine.4:50 p.m.
• Rodriguez case raises more questions about work of Ramsey County M.E.
  Attorneys for a Minnesota man awaiting execution for one of the region's most notorious kidnappings and forensic experts have raised questions about Dr. Michael McGee's reliance on out-of-date lab testing in murder cases dating back nearly three decades.5:16 p.m.
• Dayton hopes to make stadium recommendation in Nov.
  Gov. Mark Dayton will make his own recommendation for a Vikings stadium in two weeks.5:21 p.m.
• Rosenstone pledges to reinvent MnSCU as he's installed as chancellor
  The new leader of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system faces a heavy workload and some challenging times ahead. Steven Rosenstone was officially installed as chancellor of the 31 college MnSCU system during a ceremony Wednesday at the state Capitol.5:45 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Opponents Say S.C.'s Voting Law Unfair For The Poor
  This year, South Carolina passed a law requiring voters to show a government-issued photo ID at the polls. It still needs approval from the Justice Department. But voting rights advocates say it will be a burden for the poor and elderly who don't have birth certificates, or who have certificates with misspelled names or wrong dates.
• Fact Checking The GOP Debate
  Melissa Block talks to Bill Adair, editor of the nonpartisan fact-checking website PolitiFact.com, to truth-squad some of the claims in Tuesday night's Republican presidential debate.
• Turkish Troops Stage Incursion Into Iraq
  Turkish government forces stage an incursion into northern Iraq after a cross border raid by Kurdish guerrillas that left more than 20 Turkish soldiers dead.
• Businesses Push Back On Foreign Bribery Law
  The Justice Department has recovered more than $1 billion in fines using an anti-bribery law called the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. But now business groups are calling on Congress to overhaul it and rein in prosecutors. They say the law is producing a lot of confusion and big legal bills.
• FDA Probe Points To Cantaloupe Packing Plant As Source Of Listeria
  The outbreak of listeria in fresh cantaloupe has been blamed for at least 25 deaths and 123 illnesses in 26 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Casualties have slowed since September, but the outbreak is far from over, officials say.
• In Syria, Can The President Outlast The Protesters?
  President Bashar Assad still has full control of the capital and has relied heavily on his security forces to limit demonstrations elsewhere. He has made no major concessions, and seems determined to defeat the uprising.
• Peace Activist Spurred Prisoner Swap
  Unusual behind-the-scenes negotiations led to the release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit and hundreds of Hamas members this week. Robert Siegel speaks with Patrick Martin, The Globe and Mail's Middle East correspondent, about the peace activist and the professor who got things going.
• Norman Corwin, Writer And Radio Pioneer, Dies
  Norman Corwin, a trailblazing writer, journalist and director whose work was heard by millions, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles.
• How Are Business Impacted By Occupy Wall Street?
  Depending on the business, vendors are either profiting or losing revenues due to the ongoing presence of protesters in New York's Zuccotti Park. A look at the impact the protest is having on the neighborhood and local businesses.
• The Informal Media Team Behind Occupy Wall Street
  Volunteers monitor social media and produce the group's Livestream to get news to their followers. Some say it makes them think about a career in journalism; others joined to get their message out. "Getting in front of the camera [and] trying to inspire people ... is just who I am," says one volunteer.

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