Nov 1st, 2009 · Quarterback Bret Favre was back on familiar turf in Lambeau Field in Green Bay Sunday. But after 16 years with the Packers, Favre returned wearing white and purple — and throwing passes for the Minnesota Vikings, including four touchdown passes.
Sep 30th, 2009 · Some fans of the Green Bay Packers still can't believe that Bret Favre isn't their quarterback. Monday night the Packers host the rival Minnesota Vikings. Favre is now Minnesota's quarterback, after coming out of retirement. A bar and grill will set up a flaming barrel. A charity will get $10 every time a Packers' fan throws in a green Favre jersey, poster or picture.
Sep 29th, 2009 · Richard Holbrooke is a seasoned diplomat, and as the Obama administration's envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, he faces many challenges. Reporter George Packer writes about his recent trip to Afghanistan with Holbrooke in an article for The New Yorker. Packer tells Renee Montagne that Holbrooke's oversized personality makes him uniquely gifted to engineer progress in difficult posts like Afghanistan, but also hinders him from pursuing a more incremental approach when it's needed.
Aug 3rd, 2008 · The off-again/on-again retirement of NFL great Brett Favre is back off again. The quarterback was reinstated by the NFL on Sunday. But his old team, the Green Bay Packers, says it doesn't want him as a starter. NPR's Mike Pesca talks to host Andrea Seabrook about Favre's future with (or without) the Packers.
Jun 9th, 2008 · Postville, Iowa, is home to the kosher meat packer Agriprocessors, which was the target of a huge raid by federal immigration agents last month. Tim Belay reports on how the town has changed in the wake of the raid by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the long-term impact on city finances and the plant itself.
Mar 13th, 2008 · Brazil's JBS plans to acquire two more U.S. meat-packing companies will give it about 30 percent of the American market. The news is shaking up American meat packers.
Mar 8th, 2008 · The week in sports included the retirement of football legend Brett Favre, who set numerous NFL records as the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers.
Mar 5th, 2008 · Green Bay Packers' quarterback Brett Favre says he will retire. Though the certain Hall of Famer had just completed one of his finest seasons, he told an ESPN reporter that he's "tired mentally."