Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• New loopholes in recruiting college athletes
  Technology has changed in the techniques of recruiting.6:50 a.m.
• No joke; Franken to run for Senate
  Comedian Al Franken has been calling members of the Minnesota congressional delegation to get their input on a run, and he announced this week that he would be leaving his show on Air America Radio on Feb. 14.7:20 a.m.
• La Crosse struggles to stop drinking and drowning
  In La Crosse 24 people have fallen into the Mississippi River over 30 years according to police. Drinking is the cause and the city is trying to stop it.7:50 a.m.
• From show-biz to politics
  Morning Edition arts commentator Dominic Papatola has a few things to say about what happens when Hollywood stars head for Washington.8:25 a.m.
• A remembrance of columnist Molly Ivins
  Witty best-selling author and columnist Molly Ivins, a Texas liberal who died after a long battle with breast cancer, left legions of admirers, even among the politicians she regularly skewered.8:45 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Treasuring the Wit and Wisdom of Molly Ivins
  Conventional journalism didn't quite fit Molly Ivins, the liberal political columnist and author. Ivins, claimed Wednesday by breast cancer at 62, bedeviled politicians — especially those of her native Texas — with witty political critiques.
• Billiards Star Reyes Gets Everyone into the Pool
  The man many consider to be the best pool player in the world, Efren "Bata" Reyes, is a skinny, almost toothless, 52-year-old Filipino with a slight paunch, an infectious grin and a legion of fans both at home and abroad.
• Cooper, Miller Contradict Libby on CIA Leak
  More testimony is due Thursday at the perjury trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby. On Wednesday, Matthew Cooper joined fellow reporter Judith Miller in contradicting Libby's testimony to a grand jury about his role in the leak of CIA operative's name.
• ACLU Won't Quit Fight over Eavesdropping
  The ACLU asks a federal court to keep alive a legal challenge to the Bush administration's electronic surveillance program. The government asked the court to dismiss suits against the program.
• Some on Hill to Be Briefed on Eavesdropping
  U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says select members of Congress will be briefed about the government's domestic eavesdropping program.
• Chirac Downplays Iranian Nuclear Threat
  In remarks he said he thought were off the record, French President Jacques Chirac tells three papers that if Iran had a nuclear bomb it wouldn't be "very dangerous," adding that if Iran used such a weapon on Israel, Tehran would be "razed."
• Super Bowl Ads: Still a High-Stakes Game
  Super Bowl Sunday remains a day of reckoning for the big dogs of the ad industry. Companies succeed or stumble based on their ads. The process is the subject of college courses and Web sites offering deep analysis and ratings.
• 'Amateur' TV Ads Set for Super Bowl Splash
  A new trend on display during the Super Bowl: ads made by ordinary folks instead of glitzy, expensive ad agencies. Some companies are using the work of low-budget artistes who create homemade video for the Web.
• Study Puts Bigger Focus on Binge Eating
  A new Harvard study says 3.5 percent of women and 2 percent of men qualify as "binge eaters." But not all psychiatrists agree that frequent gorging should be singled out as a separate disorder.
• Federal Anti-Flu Document Raises Questions
  The U.S. government will release a 108-page document telling Americans how to minimize disaster if a new flu pandemic strikes. Some say it's an excessive response to failures in past emergency planning.
• Corruption, Bribery Leave Ordinary Russians Aghast
  Bribery is now so endemic in Russia that some experts think it's a necessary part of the economy. But for many ordinary citizens, the fraud and corruption they see all around them is a source of frustration and embarrassment.
• Profit Mark for Exxon Mobil; Google Ad Sales Up
  Exxon Mobil says it earned $39.5 billion for the year 2006, even though fourth-quarter profits were off from the year before. It's the highest annual profit ever recorded by a U.S. company. Meanwhile, Internet ad sales at Google are on the rise. The company says its fourth-quarter profits nearly tripled.
• Two Held in Boston After Cartoon Bomb Scare
  Police have arrested two people in Boston after a guerrilla-style ad campaign went awry. Blinking ads for a late-night cartoon were investigated as explosive devices, sending the city into a mini-panic Wednesday.
• House Studies Impact of Bush 'Signing Statements'
  Presidents issue statements as they sign bills into law, explaining how they interpret what they're signing. Critics say the Bush administration has used such statements to advance executive power. On Wednesday, a House panel discussed the claims.
• Senate Preps for Fuller Debate of Iraq Troop Buildup
  The Senate is expected to begin debate next week on a compromise resolution opposing President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq. Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) and Sen. John Warner (R-VA) have agreed to merge competing measures into the new nonbinding legislation.

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