Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Why would someone vote for the Lizard People?
  A man who claims to be the voter behind the infamous Lizard People ballot in the U.S. Senate race recount has come forward.6:20 a.m.
• Writers take aim at writing a novel, in a month
  For thousands of Minnesotans, this week is crunch week. It's not just because it's Thanksgiving, it's because they have to finish a novel by midnight Saturday.6:55 a.m.
• Numbers and statistics key to understanding senate recount
  The Minnesota senate recount story involves many numbers and statistics. The key numbers include who is leading whom, how many ballots are being challenged, and how many precincts are done recounting.7:20 a.m.
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• Election recount could be just the beginning of long battle
  Minnesota is entering the second week of the U.S. Senate recount. About two-thirds of the ballots have been recounted, and election officials are working to finish the remaining precincts by a December 5 deadline. But the recount may not end the matter.7:35 a.m.
• College endowments take a big hit in down market
  Like other investors, college investment officers have watched as endowments have eroded in recent months.7:45 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Obama To Announce Economic Team
  President-elect Barack Obama is expected to announce the top players on his economic team Monday. Among them is Tim Geithner, the president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, as Treasury secretary. David Wessel, economics editor of The Wall Street Journal, says that pick would indicate that Obama doesn't want to abruptly change the direction of the bailout.
• Clinton Pick Reveals A Lot About Obama
  President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name his national security team after Thanksgiving. He's expected to choose Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. The choice reveals a lot about the former rival presidential candidates.
• Obama Proposes Economic Stimulus Package
  Over the weekend, it was announced that President-elect Barack Obama would roll out a major new economic stimulus proposal. It includes plans to create jobs. Also, Obama is announcing his economic team Monday. Word leaked out Friday that he would name Timothy Geithner as Treasury secretary.
• Female Gang In India Operates Dressed In Pink
  In India, a group of women dressed in pink are taking the law into their own hands. The female gang was established to force the government and police to clean up their acts. The pink sticks that the women carry are supposed to be for self defense, but the Pink Sari Gang sometimes uses them in anger.
• Cincinnati Prepares For Annual Turkey Bowl
  Contestants will gather Tuesday on the holiday skating rink in the city's landmark Fountain Square — to bowl with frozen turkeys. The person with the highest score after three rounds wins two prizes. The first is a set of DVDs of the old TV show WKRP in Cincinnati. The other prize for the champion turkey bowler is $100.
• Author Comes Face To Face With Pirates
  In 1992, John Burnett was sailing alone across the South China Sea toward Singapore when his boat was taken over by pirates. Burnett, the author of Dangerous Waters: Modern Piracy and Terror on the High Seas, says that experience led him to study modern piracy.
• U.S. Forces In Iraq Release Iranian Suspect
  Iraqi officials announced the release over the weekend of an Iranian man who was arrested by U.S. forces. The U.S. military had accused the suspect of being an Iranian intelligence agent smuggling weapons into Iraq.
• Venezuelan President's Allies Win Majority
  In Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez's allies have won a majority in state elections. But the opposition has made important gains as well, winning two of the most populous states and the mayor's post in Caracas. The unanswered question is whether Chavez has the political leverage to extend his term beyond 2013.
• Currency Traders Spy Opportunity In Crazy Times
  Currency traders buy and sell everything from U.S. dollars to pesos, yen and euros. They profit by betting correctly that a currency might move up or down a fraction of a percent. The financial turmoil of the past two months has turned their world upside down.
• Lobster: The New Thanksgiving Turkey?
  Each year around this time, lobstermen and state officials in Maine remind Americans that they have an alternative to turkey. Lobster prices are, by one estimate, at their lowest level in eight years, and the industry's in trouble. Eating lobster this Thursday is good for the economy — and historically accurate. Records show lobsters were eaten during the first Thanksgiving Day feast.
• Government Injects $20 Billion Into Citigroup
  The government announced Sunday night that it is stepping in to rescue Citigroup, which federal regulators say is too big to fail. Shares of the bank lost more than half its value last week and finished at less than $4 a share. Investors questioned the soundness of the bank, and by Friday night, Citigroup executives had turned to the government.
• U.S. Invests $20 Billion In Ailing Citigroup
  The government is taking bold steps to rescue troubled Citigroup. The plan unveiled late Sunday night includes taking a $20 billion stake in the firm whose stock has been hurt by worries about its financial health. The cash infusion follows an earlier $25 billion that the government gave Citigroup.
• Attacks On Convoys Add To Afghan Food Crisis
  In Afghanistan, increasing insurgent attacks on food convoys are adding to concerns that a food crisis is looming. According to international analysts, about one-third of the country is suffering from what has been termed "chronic and transitory food insecurity."
• Who Left A Piano In The Middle Of The Woods?
  A woman walking in the woods of a Cape Cod, Mass., town discovered a piano in a conservation area. It was a Baldwin, complete with a bench, in perfect condition. Nobody knows how it got there — it took a half-dozen men to remove it — or whether anyone was playing it.
• At Long Last, 'Chinese Democracy' Exists
  The making of Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy took more than a decade, during which time the hard-rock band spent many millions of dollars and experienced the departure of every prominent band member except reclusive singer Axl Rose. Now that the album is finally in stores, does it live up to expectations?

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