Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Minnesota leaders react to Bush's State of the Union address
  Members of the Minnesota congressional delegation comment on President Bush's speech.6:40 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Suit Maker Goes 'Lean' to Keep Jobs in U.S.
  Suit maker Joseph Abboud's products are still "made in America." The company has kept its Massachusetts factory, asking unionized employees to take a flexible, "lean" team approach to their jobs.
• Bush Speech Draws Partisan Reaction on Hill
  Despite new calls for bipartisanship and unity, the president's appraisal of the nation's needs and his proposals to fix them draws mixed reviews — mostly along party lines.
• State Farm Moves to Address Katrina Claims
  The insurance company State Farm has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in additional money to Mississippi residents whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The deal is an attempt to settle part of the huge backlog of legal cases pending from the storm.
• Unaffiliated Voters on the Rise in California
  More California voters are registering not as Republicans or Democrats, but as "decline to state," indicating no party preference. The ranks of the major parties are affected. Will this become a national trend?
• Kapuscinski's Reports Hit Communism at Home
  Writing from abroad in the 1960s and '70s, Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuscinski managed a veiled critique of a Polish government then controlled by communists. He died Tuesday at 74.
• State of the Union: Color Commentary
  The annual State of the Union address creates plenty of political theater, from the expressions on politicians' televised faces to the choice of guests sitting with the first lady.
• Female Stars Missing as U.S. Skaters Gather
  The U.S. Figure Stating Championships get under way in Spokane, Wash. Absent on the womens' side are two major figures from past competitions, Sasha Cohen and Michelle Kwan. Emily Hughes will compete.
• Poor Memory Will Be Libby's Perjury Defense
  In opening statements, defense attorneys for Lewis "Scooter" Libby attribute any false statements the former Cheney aide might have made in past testimony to a faulty memory.
• Senate Panel Studies Intelligence Community
  With John Negroponte leaving his post as the nation's first director of national intelligence, some in Congress see an opportunity to shake up U.S. intelligence operations — again.
• Petraeus Hears Senate Panel's Take on Iraq
  Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, President Bush's choice for top U.S. military commander in Iraq, meets with the Senate Armed Services Committee. But Tuesday's confirmation hearing mostly gave senators a chance to voice their own opinions on the conflict.
• Catholic Church in UK Fights Gay Adoption
  The head of the Catholic Church in England threatens to close Catholic adoption agencies rather than comply with anti-discrimination laws which force children to be placed with gay couples. The Anglican Union also objects to the laws.
• Fact-Checking the State of the Union Speech
  Did President Bush get all his facts straight during his State of the Union speech? As with most political addresses, the president's assertions left plenty of room to quibble.
• Results of Motorists' Poll May Drive You Crazy
  A recent insurance-company survey found 8 of 10 drivers believe they drive safely, and nearly 60 percent say they don't feel distracted on the road. Yet three out of four take phone calls in the car, one-third say they send text or instant messages while on the road, and half eat meals while driving.
• French Take Note of a Growing Trend: Obesity
  The rate of obesity in France has doubled in recent years, to 12 percent — a figure approaching U.S. fat stats. A nation once eternally trim must now rethink its approach to eating and even dress sizes.
• Take My Life... Please
  An Australian guy is attempting to sell his life on e-Bay. You can take over his mildly interesting existence as a philosophy student. If you're the top bidder, he'll introduce you to his friends. And his ex-girlfriend. And girls that he flirts with. You even get a four-week course on becoming him.

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