Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Ford plant closing could be delayed
  The Ford plant in St. Paul may stay open until 2009.6:28 a.m.
• Minnesota urged to dump companies with Iran connections from portfolio
  Supporters of divestment initiatives say companies will be less likely to do business in Iran if they know that public funds will sell their stock.7:20 a.m.
• Allegations raise a stink over Mower County feedlot
  State officials are investigating possible official malfeasance in a dispute over a Mower County hog feedlot.7:53 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Iraq Set to Hang Three from Saddam Era
  Iraq is due to hang three men who ranked in Saddam Hussein's regime. They had roles in the massacre of thousands of Iraqi Kurds in the 1980s. But there are fears that hanging former Gen. Sultan Hashim could inflame sectarian tensions and alienate Sunni tribes now working with U.S. forces.
• IAC Set for Split into Separate Companies
  Interactive Corp., the sprawling online and multi-media empire, is breaking up. Share prices are sagging, and the may be worth more as five separate publicly traded questions. Media mogul Barry Diller built IAC through a series of acquisitions over the past 12 years. It has more than 60 brands.
• Google to Offer Phone Surfing
  Google wants to do like Apple, and get beyond your computer screen onto your cell phone. It plans to release a free software package next year that will make it easy to surf the Web on your phone. Google is sure to benefit, because it's another market for its ads and services.
• Texas Man Breaks Record Bathing in Rattle Snakes
  Don't know if there is a record for the most records involving snakes but Jackie Bibby would seem to be a contender. He's known as the Texas Snake Man. He spent 45 minutes in a tub of 87 venomous rattle snakes, shattering his previous record by 12 snakes.
• Garden Ornaments Take Over Police Station
  A police station in Springfield, Ore., has some unusual houseguests: plastic geese, deer, frogs and garden gnomes. A prankster snatched lawn ornaments from shrubbery around town and then placed 75 figurines in front of one house.
• Time Warner CEO Parsons Steps Aside for Bewkes
  Time Warner President Jeff Bewkes will become the new CEO, replacing Dick Parsons. Parsons, who has served in the post for five years, announced that he is stepping down Jan 1. But he will remain in the chairman's seat.
• Rubin to Manage Citigroup Until CEO
  Robert Rubin is the new chairman of Citigroup, in charge of rescuing the company from staggering subprime losses of up to $11 billion. He is a former co-chair of Goldman Sachs and served as Treasury Secretary under President Clinton.
• U.S. Ousts Kuwaiti Diplomat, Investigates Tanzania
  The U.S. forces the departure of a Kuwaiti diplomat from his post at the embassy in Washington D.C. He was accused of treating his domestic workers in the U.S. like slaves. A Tanzanian diplomat is also being investigated for mistreating domestic staff.
• Web Site Offers Custom ATM Receipts
  If your bank balance is being eaten up by credit card fees, here's a site that promises to solve your financial problems: Customreceipts.com. It specializes in fake ATM receipts. You can order a year's supply of receipts with a huge bank balance printed on them.
• Mexicans Missing, Homeless After Flood, Landslide
  A wave of mud and water engulfs a village in the Chiapas. So far, about a dozen people are missing and feared dead. In neighboring Tabasco, thousands of residents are homeless after flood waters covered almost the entire state.
• Writers Guild Strike Forces Reruns for Late Night TV
  Members of the Writers Guild of America, some 12,000 writers for television and movies, are on strike. Nightly comedy shows such as the Daily Show were the first affected. At issue is how income from new media platforms will be divided. November is sweeps month.
• Election Day Update: South Carolina
  South Carolina primaries are traditionally telling of national outcomes. Democrats see it as the place where either Sen. Barack Obama or John Edwards can cement their claim as the alternative to front-runner Sen. Hillary Clinton. Historically the Republican who wins there wins the nomination.
• Election Day Update: Nevada
  Voters in Nevada will caucus on Jan. 19. President Bush carried the state twice, but Democrats think that next year things might be different. It will be the first time Nevada will be one of the early states. It is quiet on the Republican front though as candidates have made few visits and lack offices there.
• Election Day Update: New Hampshire
  The New Hampshire primaries are expected to take place on Jan. 8, shortly after the Iowa Caucuses. Sen. Hillary Clinton is the favored candidate but independent voters are a wildcard that might give Sen. Barack Obama a leg up.
• Election Day Update: Iowa
  Today is Election Day 2007, a year from the quadrennial election when voters choose the 44th president of the United States. The early primary and caucus states are gearing up. Iowa will be the very first test for 2008, coming on Jan. 3. Traditionally, Iowa is the place that thins the field.

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