Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Climate exchange battles global warming with capitalism
  The Chicago Climate Exchange is one of the experimental outposts on the global warming frontlines. Members reduce greenhouse gases and earn money at the same time.5:20 p.m.
• State rushes to provide benefits to veterans
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty's package of tax breaks and other benefits to military personnel and their families is a generally popular initiative, but some legislators are raising questions about the long-term cost of the plan.5:24 p.m.
• U.S. Forest Service releases controversial management plan for near Ely
  Forest Service officials say the project will use logging, replanting, and road closings to help bring the forest closer to how it may have looked a century ago.5:35 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• 'Quartet' Gathers to Discuss Peace in Middle East
  A group of would-be Middle East peacemakers gathers in Washington. The United States, Russia, European Union and the United Nations drafted the so-called roadmap to peace. But the Israelis and Palestinians have been stuck, not even fulfilling the first phase of the step-by-step approach to a two-state solution.
• Cashing Out: States Consider Privatizing Lottery
  Illinois and Indiana are moving to sell their lotteries to private operators who may be willing to pay billions to run the gambling monopolies. In Illinois, the governor says the state could get more than $10 billion — which he says would dramatically boost funding for schools and new school buildings. Critics complain that the state would be losing more than $600 million a year in lottery profits.
• Happiness Amid Melancholy: Songs of Patty Griffin
  The songs of singer-songwriter Patty Griffin are full of heartbreak and longing — so much so that a friend recently challenged her to write a happy song. She discusses that song and her new CD, Children Running Through.
• Florida Death Toll Continues to Rise After Storms
  Severe thunderstorms and at least one tornado swept through central Florida early this morning. Gov. Charlie Crist has declared a state of emergency in four counties. Authorities say at least 19 people were killed.
• Duke President Takes Fire over Lacrosse Case
  Alumni of Duke University are criticizing Duke President Richard Brodhead for his response to the sexual assault allegations against members of the school's lacrosse team. Some say Brodhead mishandled the incident by judging the accused players. The university says the administration reacted well to a difficult situation.
• NIE Report: Iraq Not Likely to Be Stable by 2008
  The situation in Iraq is very bad and getting worse. That's the judgment of a new National Intelligence Estimate that represents the views of all 16 U.S. spy agencies. The report also says that Iraqi leaders will be "hard pressed" to stabilize the country by the middle of 2008.
• The Heroism of Arabs in the Holocaust Years
  Rob Satloff sees a possible opportunity to bridge differences between Arabs and Jews: highlighting Arabs who acted heroically during the Holocaust. He has nominated one man, a Tunisian Arab Muslim, for recognition by the Israeli Holocaust Memorial Yad Vashem.
• Iraq 'Surge' Costs Underestimated, CBO Says
  The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office finds that the U.S. military "surge" planned for Iraq will require much more funding and many more troops than the Bush administration has suggested. The group says additional combat brigades will need added logistical support.
• A Democrat's View of the Intel Report on Iraq
  Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, says the National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq "is saying that the situation in Iraq is even more grave than the president has laid out." Wyden, who has access to classified material beyond that released Friday, says "it is time to start bringing our people home."
• Week in Politics: Iraq Intel, and the 2008 Race
  The week in Washington politics has included a Senate compromise on resolutions addressing the Iraq war, a fresh National Intelligence Estimate, and new contenders in the 2008 presidential race. Melissa Block talks with David Brooks, columnist for The New York Times, and Ruth Marcus, columnist at The Washington Post.
• Intel Report on Iraq Brings Different Interpretations
  The White House says the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq makes a good case for President Bush's troop build-up. But Democrats say the report shows how badly U.S. policy has failed.
• U.S. Takes China Import Complaints to the WTO
  The Bush administration took action against China today by filing a complaint with the World Trade Organization. The United States is targeting six export subsidy programs and three other programs that the it says discriminate against imports.
• Long-Snappers May Help Decide Super Bowl
  The precise choreography between long snapper, holder and place-kicker on field goals and extra points doesn't get much attention during NFL games. That is, unless something goes very wrong. The Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts players who fill those roles are working to ensure that all goes smoothly in Sunday's Super Bowl.
• In February, Fidelity's Post Office Gets Busy
  This time of year, the Fidelity, Ill., post office gets Valentine's Day cards from around the country, just to be stamped with the Fidelity postmark. The mark is applied by hand, one at a time. Melissa Block talks with Shirley Ruyle, the postmaster of Fidelity.
• Bears and Colts Enter Last Days Before Super Bowl
  Sunday's Super Bowl pits the NFC's Chicago Bears against the AFC's Indianapolis Colts. Robert Siegel talks with Wall Street Journal sportswriter Stefan Fatsis.

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