Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Area vets react to Iraq Study Group report
  While some politicians hope the Iraq Study Group findings will provide a blueprint to greater success in Iraq, some Minnesota veterans disagreed with several of the report's recommendations.4:19 p.m.
• Minnesota Guard announces another death, more deployments
  Hours after the Minnesota National Guard announced the death of a third soldier in Iraq this week, it said Wednesday more 600 additional Minnesota Air National Guard members would be deployed to southwest Asia early next year.4:23 p.m.
• Andersen layoffs signal tough times for housing industry
  The layoffs of more than 400 Andersen Windows workers are symptomatic of tough times for everyone dependent on the housing market.4:49 p.m.
• Decline in vehicle sales tax collections may mean leaner times for transit
  A slump in the motor vehicle sales tax revenue means less money for the Twin Cities public transit system.4:52 p.m.
• Ford elected St Louis County Attorney by 88 votes
  St. Louis County will have the first new County Attorney in a generation -- after Melanie Ford won by a margin of just 88 votes.5:19 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Iraq Study Group: U.S. Policy 'Not Working'
  The Iraq Study Group concludes that the current policy in Iraq is "not working," and that the situation there is "grave and deteriorating." The bipartisan panel recommends involving Syria and Iran in negotiations over Iraq's future.
• Water May Still Flow on Mars, NASA Photo Suggests
  An image of a gully suggests water may have trickled along the planet's surface within the last five years. And where there's water, there may be life.
• Children's Tunes Revive Spirit of Punk Rock
  Stefan Shepherd of the children's music blog Zooglobble says music for the smaller set is the new punk rock of the industry: Some of the best artists are cutting records "on their own time and their own dime." He shares some of his favorite new CDs.
• Levin Welcomes Iraq Panel's Urge of Change
  Robert Siegel talks with Carl Levin of Michigan, ranking Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, about the Iraq Study Group's grim assessment of Iraq. At a news conference, Levin said, "The report represents another blow at the policy of 'stay the course' that this administration has followed."
• Iraq Report 'Recipe for Defeat,' Says Right Wing
  Now that the Iraq Study Group report is out, conservatives are no happier than they were with the leaked information about it. Many say it amounts to a call for surrender. Republican Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham have been among those calling for more U.S. troops to fight the insurgency.
• Iraqi Lawmakers Say U.S. Study Ignored Them
  Even before the Iraq Study Group released its reports, many Iraqi lawmakers felt they had been left out of the process. They complained that the Baker-Hamilton team didn't spend much time in Iraq, spoke only with a few prominent politicians, and saw little beyond the blast walls of the Green Zone. Some members of Iraq's parliament offer their own recommendations for what the United States should do now.
• No New Ideas in Iraq Study Group Report
  The long-awaited report of the Iraq Study Group contains many ideas we have heard before, but nothing that can be characterized as a breakthrough. NPR's Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr anaylzes the report.
• Global Warming Endangers California Wine Industry
  The effects of global warming could decimate California's premium wine industry within 100 years, a new study says. Deirdre Kennedy reports.
• Senators Grill FBI Head on Investigations, Priorities
  FBI Director Robert Mueller doesn't give senators enough information to carry out their oversight function, according to Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Democrat who will be chairman next year put Mueller on notice that the panel will expect him to be more forthcoming. NPR's Ari Shapiro reports.
• E. Coli Forces Taco Bell to Pull Green Onions
  Tests that show green onions could be to blame for an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least three dozen people in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania leads the Taco Bell chain to stop serving the vegetables. Nine people remain hospitalized. Brad Linder reports.

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