Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Doctors, pharmacists scrambling for chemo drugs
  Most cancer patients are not aware of it yet, but some chemotherapy drugs are in very short supply. Behind the scenes, doctors and pharmacists have been scrambling for weeks to collect enough doses of several commonly-used chemotherapy drugs.6:25 a.m.
• Ellison to co-chair Progressive caucus
  Minnesota Democratic congressman Keith Ellison was elected Tuesday night as one of the two chairs of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.7:20 a.m.
• Elections experts say Emmer win unlikely after recount
  With five counties left to finish recounting ballots, experts say Republican Tom Emmer has to find widespread problems with the elections system if hopes to successfully contest the election in court.7:25 a.m.
• Mosque's annual open house aimed at peace and unity across cultures
  An alleged plan to blow up a Christmas-tree lighting festival in Portland is reverberating nearly 2,000 miles away, in the nation's largest Somali-American community.7:40 a.m.
• World Bank president says second generation of ethanol subsidies 'makes sense'
  The head of the World Bank has been making a few stops in Minnesota this week to talk about global trade and the goal of overcoming world poverty.7:45 a.m.
• Expiring federal jobless benefits won't affect Minnesotans yet
  Minnesota's unemployed are not among the estimated 2 million people nationwide who are losing their federal unemployment benefits.8:45 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Debt Commission Recommends Shared Sacrifices
  President Obama's bipartisan debt commission held its sixth public meeting Wednesday. It was the first public debate of the chairman's far-reaching proposal to dramatically cut the nation's debt. While it appears unlikely the proposal will get the 14 votes that would prompt congressional action, panel members insist initiating an "adult conversation" is essential.
• Liberals: Obama Doesn't Compromise, He Caves
  Liberals see the president as a bad negotiator, willing to sell the farm for nothing. They point to concessions he has made on energy policy, health care and government spending -- without guarantees of getting anything in return from Republicans.
• Irish Brace For Strict Austerity Budget
  As some debt-stricken European countries enter another round of austerity budgets, Steve Inskeep speaks to economist Jacob Kirkegaard about whether Europe's experience resembles the Asian economic crisis of the late 1990s. Kirkegaard is a fellow with the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
• Thriftaholic Tells All On Money-Saving Gift Ideas
  Commentator Annie Korzen is a lifelong cheapskate. Leading up to the holidays in the current economy, she finds that some of her friends are coming around to her way of thinking. Korzen is the author of Bargain Junkie: Living the Good Life on the Cheap.
• Outgoing NY Governor May Have A Future In Radio
  After last month's elections, there are a lot of lame-duck politicians looking for their next jobs. David Paterson has only one month left as New York Governor, but he seems to have found his new career. Paterson spent Wednesday co-hosting a call-in radio sports program.
• WikiLeaks: U.S. Concerned About Pakistan's Nukes
  The deluge of WikiLeaks has reached one more key American relationship -- that between the U.S. and Pakistan. The cables describe concerns that have come up again and again: Pakistan's support of the Taliban and the safety of the country's nuclear program.
• Rio Police Raid Slums, Clean Up Drug Strongholds
  Brazilian authorities are engaged in a deadly war against lawless slums that sprawl over the city's hills. Many have long been no-go zones for police. But recently, security forces have fought back, successfully reclaiming some of the worst areas. It's part of the city's effort to gentrify the slums ahead of the 2016 Olympic Games.
• Foreclosure Sales Slump In 3rd Quarter
  Foreclosure sales fell 25 percent in the quarter ending in September, according to the listing firm RealtyTrac. It says the drop is in line with an overall housing slowdown.
• Obama Reverses Decision Expanding Offshore Drilling
  The Obama administration has announced it's keeping in place an offshore drilling ban in the Atlantic Ocean and in the Gulf of Mexico near Florida. That announcement reversed an earlier policy that would have opened those areas to exploratory drilling.
• Concerns Grow Over Shortage Of Large Animal Vets
  Farmers and ranchers across the country are complaining that there are fewer and fewer large animal veterinarians to care for their livestock. Many are retiring and new veterinary students are choosing to work with pets during office-hours rather than sick cow at three in the morning.

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