Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Minnesota candidates weigh in on Foley scandal
  Local candidates hope news of a disgraced Florida politician can boost their campaigns here in Minnesota.7:19 a.m.
• Confusion in the driver's seat on transportation initiative
  A brief informal survey shows many people have no idea how they'll vote on the transportation question on November's ballot.7:24 a.m.
• Vento Nature Sanctuary reclaims land and lost history
  A large piece of land on the edge of downtown St. Paul that was once a dump, a train yard and a brewery is being transformed into the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary.7:50 a.m.
• Nobel honors economist who challenged wage and price rules
  American economist Edmund Phelps won a Nobel prize for debunking assumptions about inflation and unemployment.7:55 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• School, Study, SATs: No Wonder Teens Are Stressed
  This is the season of college applications and high-stakes entrance exams. Tens of thousands of teenagers are pushing hard to do well. Many, though, are overworked, overscheduled and overstressed -- and it's taking a toll on the mental health and development of a number of teens.
• Quilting: Not Just for the Ladies
  A Michigan newspaper is investigating the world of men who take up quilting. One man featured in the Flint Journal is David Moeller. He began photographing his wife's quilts, and then started making them. Before you mock him, be warned that he's six-foot, five-inches tall, weighs 280 pounds, and is a Vietnam veteran. Then there's Richard Walker, an astronomer who incorporates the stars into his designs. He says quilting is a good way to meet women.
• Pumpkins, Pies Set Size Records
  Consider the jack-o-lantern you could make with the world's largest pumpkin. A Rhode Island farmer may have set the record with a pumpkin weighing more than 1,500 pounds. You could use it to make a pie big enough to stand alongside the world's largest cranberry cheesecake. Make-a-Wish Foundation volunteers claim they made it in Eagle River, Wisc. It weighed 3,000 pounds, including 600 pounds of cream cheese alone.
• U.N. Considers Sanctions Against North Korea
  The United Nations Security Council meets to consider its response to an announcement from North Korea that it has completed its first nuclear test. The council is likely to consider sanctions including blocking technology transfers to and from North Korea.
• Bush Denounces N. Korea Test as 'Provocative Act'
  President Bush calls North Korea's nuclear test a "provocative act" that demands an immediate response from the U.N. Security Council. At the White House Monday, the president also issued a stern warning to North Korea against transferring nuclear technology.
• Nuclear Test Challenges North Korea's Asian Allies
  Asian countries join in condemning North Korea's nuclear test. South Korea now may rethink its policy of engagement with the North, while the test puts particular pressure on China, which provides 70 percent of North Korea's food and fuel aid.
• World Leaders Condemn North Korea Nuclear Test
  The announcement of North Korea's nuclear test has produced condemnation around the world and calls for urgent action by the U.N. Nations Security Council. China, Russia, the United States and Britain are among the countries that have issued protests against the nuclear detonation.
• James Baker Speaks Out on Iraq Options
  A longtime adviser to President Bush and the Bush family says there may be alternatives to the present U.S. policy in Iraq. Former Secretary of State James Baker said to ABC News that the United States has more choices than the White House has suggested.
• American Wins 2006 Nobel Prize for Economics
  Edmund Phelps, a professor at Columbia University, has won the 2006 Nobel Memorial Prize in economics. He was awarded the prize for work he did in the 1960s on the tradeoffs between economic objectives such as controling inflation and unemployment.
• Foley Scandal Plays Role in Minn. Congressional Race
  Democratic activist Patty Wetterling made a name for herself as a child-safety advocate after her son was abducted years ago. She is now in a fierce race to represent Minnesota's 6th Congressional District, where the Mark Foley scandal is the talk of the campaign.
• North Korea Reports First Nuclear Test
  U.S. and South Korean intelligence detected a seismic event at a suspected nuclear test site in North Korea, the White House reports, a few hours after North Korea claimed it had conducted an underground nuclear test.
• North Korea, Foley Scandal and Midterm Elections
  The international community has responded vigorously to North Korea's reported nuclear test. The U.N. Security Council is expected to meet to discuss the test. The development may have repercussions for upcoming U.S. elections. Also, Republicans face an uphill battle in the wake of the Mark Foley scandal.
• Criminals Find New Ways to Attack on the Internet
  Cyber-criminals are proving to be more sophisticated than ever. New avenues for attacks include social networking sites such as MySpace and devices previously not considered vulnerable, such as computer printers.
• Diplomat Offers Analysis of North Korea Test
  Ambassador Robert Gallucci headed the U.S. delegation in the 1994 Agreed Framework, which was designed to prohibit North Korea from becoming a nuclear state. He discusses implications for North Korea's reported nuclear test.
• Hegde Fund Amaranth to Slash Staff
  The hedge fund Amaranth says it will be cutting about 250 employees, about 60 percent of its staff, by week's end. Also, Toyota boosts capital investments and Japan and China agree to jointly develop gas fields in the East China Sea.

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