Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Commentator Smith won't use web for election results
  As the polls close this evening, you will find up-to-the-minute results on our website. We will have a map of the latest presidential returns. We'll also be tracking the balance of power in the U.S. Senate and in the Minnesota House. You can find it all at MinnesotaPublicRadio.org. One person who will not be staring at his computer for results is commentator Peter Smith. He has a different plan.6:50 a.m.
• Picturing the cold
  Minneapolis photographer Stuart Klipper captures images on film of places most people will never have the chance to see in person. His new book "The Antarctic: From the Circle to the Pole" explores the stark loneliness of the Antarctic landscape.6:55 a.m.
• Thousands of foreclosure scams yield a small number of criminal charges
  Authorities say a significant number of the 66,000 foreclosures in Minnesota the last three years were the result of toxic mortgages or scams.7:20 a.m.
• Avoiding the lines on Election Day
  Election Day is upon us and you no doubt have questions. Will the lines be long? What if the polling place closes while I'm in line? When are the best times to avoid long lines?7:25 a.m.
• U of M marks 40th anniversary of first successful bone marrow transplant
  Forty years ago U of M doctors became the first in the world to use bone marrow to cure an infant with a rare immune system disease.7:45 a.m.
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National Public Radio Stories

• Peer Lending Spreads In Tight Credit Market
  Borrowers hurt by the credit squeeze and investors looking to boost their returns are turning to the same place: peer-to-peer lending. The loans can be quicker than going through a bank — and offer rates of return that can beat government bonds.
• High Court To Revisit Issue Of Vulgar Speech On Air
  The U.S. Supreme Court is stepping back into the issue of vulgar language on the nation's regulated airwaves. Much has changed in the 30 years since it upheld a ban on airing the "seven dirty words" before 10 p.m., when children are likely to be watching or listening.
• Effects Of Global Financial Crisis Emerge In Senegal
  The worldwide economic turmoil is showing signs of impact in the West African city of Dakar, as rising prices of food, fuel and fertilizer threaten the livelihood of the nation's poor. Africa will not be immune to the financial crisis, a World Bank executive says.
• Too Young To Vote, But Not To Volunteer
  Two students from Seaholm High School in Birmingham, Mich., are volunteering at an election precinct. The two friends don't share the same political viewpoints. Ashley Harte and Scott Stoddard are too young to vote, but they tell Renee Montagne this election is too thrilling to miss.
• Obama, Japan, Suggests A Presidential Visit
  If Barack Obama wins the White House, he already has an invitation for a foreign tour. Residents of Obama, Japan, have been wearing "I Love Obama" T-shirts. As far as we know, there's no McCain, Japan. But it's a fair guess that the Republican is getting votes from customers of McCain Mall in North Little Rock in Arkansas — a state that McCain is favored to win.
• Obama Wins Dixville Notch, Hart's Location, N.H.
  Many polls weren't even open when Dixville Notch and Hart's Location announced their results Tuesday. For 60 years, the two small villages in New Hampshire have observed a tradition of having the first Election Day ballots. In Dixville Notch, Obama defeated John McCain by a count of 15 to 6. Hart's Location reported 17 votes for Obama, 10 for McCain and two for write-in candidate Ron Paul. Independent Ralph Nader was on both towns' ballots but got no votes.
• A Tale Of Two Economies
  The economic crisis is rattling people's nerves, but imagine living during the time of Charles Dickens, when the Bank of England was on the verge of collapse and financial ruin was sudden. Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, a professor at Oxford University's Magdalen College, talks with Renee Montagne about his article comparing today's financial crisis with the economic downturn when Dickens was a boy.
• College Aid Hasn't Disappeared — Yet
  Some college students worry that the economic meltdown will force them to drop out. They wonder whether they'll be able to get loans and grants. But financial aid advisers say they don't need to be concerned. For now, schools are still getting enough loans and aid to keep students afloat.
• Businesses Offering Treats To Voters Change Plans
  Starbucks and Ben and Jerry's are among the companies that planned to offer free food or drinks to voters Tuesday. But election laws bar giving people free stuff to encourage them — or dissuade them — from voting.
• Obama Urges Moving Beyond Bush Era
  Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama made an election eve push through red states, trying to secure wins in traditionally Republican turf. Obama campaigned Monday in Florida and North Carolina, and wrapped up in Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C. His core message during rallies has been that it is critical to move beyond the era of President Bush.
• McCain Hopes Seven-State Swing Pays Off
  Republican presidential hopeful John McCain casts his own ballot Tuesday morning in Phoenix, and then travels to the Rocky Mountain battlegrounds of Colorado and New Mexico to rally supporters and thank volunteers. McCain has scarcely slept since Sunday morning. He campaigned in seven battleground states Monday.
• Obama's Grandmother Dies Before Election Day
  Barack Obama's maternal grandmother has died of cancer in Hawaii. Madelyn Payne Dunham was 86. The Democratic presidential nominee says Dunham was the cornerstone of the family and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength and humility.
• McCain's Results Party At Biltmore In Phoenix
  John McCain's election night party will be at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix. Roughly 3,000 invited guests and the media will be there. The lush Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired resort was built 79 years ago, and every president since Herbert Hoover has slept there.
• Chicago Hosts Obama's Election Night Party
  Officials in Chicago are expecting nearly a million people to pour into the city's streets for Barack Obama's election night event. Chicago's skyline will be the backdrop for the party, which will be in the city's main park. It is a ticketed event with standing room only for about 65,000 people.
• TV Stations Losing Revenue In Bad Economy
  The end of the election season means the end of election ads on local television stations. While that may be good news to some viewers, it's bad news for TV stations' budgets as the economic downturn squeezes local stations.

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