Call it the Burning Man of the Midwest: a temporary city, built around artistic expression. On a frozen lake outside of Minneapolis, the ice shanties are filled with art and dance parties.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/29/146042470/minnesota-festival-on-ice-melts-arts-boundaries?ft=1&f=1003

Dicks, Norman D.

Prosecutors recently agreed to a life term for Mumia Abu-Jamal, sentenced to death for murdering a police officer three decades ago, after a federal appeals court ordered a new sentencing hearing. Abu-Jamal garnered worldwide support for his claims that he was the victim of a racist justice system.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/28/146036688/abu-jamal-moved-into-general-prison-population?ft=1&f=1003

Rodriguez, Ciro D. Roe, David P. Rogers, Harold Rogers, Mike Rogers, Mike

The European debt crisis has made it more difficult for Spaniards to buy wine. So, vintners in Spain's Rioja region are looking to sell their wine in more international markets. Winemakers are shipping their goods to Germany, the U.S. — and even China, which has a rapidly expanding wine market.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/29/146006314/to-stay-afloat-spanish-winemakers-export-abroad?ft=1&f=1003

Smith, Lamar Snyder, Vic Souder, Mark E. Space, Zachary T. Speier, Jackie

From his assault on food stamps to his eviscerating of the news media, Newt Gingrich literally brought crowds to their feet during last week's debates in South Carolina. For a moment, you could almost hear the rebel yell. But Florida has been a different matter.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/01/27/145945835/live-by-debate-die-by-debate-gingrich-challenge-to-romney-stalls-where-it-began?ft=1&f=1057

Berry, Marion Biggert, Judy Bilbray, Brian P. Bilirakis, Gus M. Bishop, Rob

The president is promoting the sale of new oil and gas drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico and the promise of cars running on natural gas in two key states for his re-election campaign, Nevada and Colorado. The push comes days after he drew sharp Republican criticism for rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/26/145918384/obama-pitches-all-of-the-above-energy-strategy?ft=1&f=1007

Austria, Steve Baca, Joe Bachmann, Michele Bachus, Spencer Baird, Brian

Reporting inThe Lancet, researchers write that a preliminary study shows embryonic stem cell therapy in two patients with macular degeneration was safe. Results suggest the patients' vision improved slightly. Dr. Robert Lanza, Chief Scientific Officer of Advanced Cell Technology and co-author of the study, discusses the trial.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/27/145990101/stem-cell-eye-therapy-shows-promise?ft=1&f=1007

Mack, Connie Maffei, Daniel B. Maloney, Carolyn B. Manzullo, Donald A. Marchant, Kenny

At the State of the Union Address President Obama argued, "Anyone who tells you that America is in decline or that our influence has waned, doesn't know what they're talking about." Robert Kagan of The New Republic agrees with this assessment.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/27/145955386/new-republic-the-myth-of-american-decline?ft=1&f=1057

Ryan, Tim Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Salazar, John T. Sánchez, Linda T. Sanchez, Loretta

Larry Kudlow, Investor's Business Daily
You would think that with one of the weakest economic recoveries on record, President Barack Obama would be searching desperately for ways to promote economic growth. It is, after all, an election year. Most pundits and pollsters agree that it's the economy, stupid.But instead, Obama used his State of the Union speech to rail on about fairness, inequality and redistribution. The Obama strategy is simple: Tax the rich, because they don't pay enough.

Source: http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2012/01/28/obamas_lowball_vision_tax_success_and_growth_112943.html

Hill, Baron P. Himes, James A. Hinchey, Maurice D. Hinojosa, Rubén Hirono, Mazie K.

The former mayor was credited with putting the city on a path to prosperity. White also saw the city through court-ordered busing to desegregate public schools, but he ended his four-term tenure in 1983 under a cloud of ethics suspicions. White died Friday in his home. He was 82.

Source: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/28/146014829/kevin-white-boston-mayor-in-turbulent-70s-dies?ft=1&f=1014

Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch Rush, Bobby L. Ryan, Paul Ryan, Tim Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho

On Friday, President Obama stopped by the Democrats' retreat in Maryland, where he recapped the themes of his State of the Union address and previewed the Democrats' election message: They've done everything they can, they'll say, and Republicans have played politics.

Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/01/27/145993627/obama-revs-up-house-democrats-for-election-year-fight?ft=1&f=1014

Bishop, Sanford D. Jr. Bishop, Timothy H. Blackburn, Marsha Blumenauer, Earl Blunt, Roy