Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• DFLers invite showdown with Pawlenty over gas tax
  DFL legislators unveiled a transportation funding bill Tuesday that looks a lot like the one Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed last session.5:20 p.m.
• Legislature faces some hard choices in fighting global warming
  Minnesota has made commitments to reduce emissions that contribute to global warming. Now comes the hard part.5:24 p.m.
• St. Paul mayor works 'second shift'
  After-school programming in St. Paul is one of first-term Mayor Chris Coleman's most visible policy initiatives. While kids are occupied during the school day, Coleman thinks they need a place to go to after school. The mayor says it's up to cities to work what he calls the "second shift."5:50 p.m.
• Woman charged in beating death of 4-year-old boy
  Prosecutors allege a Minneapolis woman beat her cousin's 4-year-old boy to death after he soiled his pants. Carla Cherisse Poole, 37, is now charged with second-degree murder in the death of Demond Keith Reed.5:55 p.m.
• Local medical devices companies being bought up
  Coon Rapids-based cardiovascular device manufacturer Possis Medical is being acquired for about $361 million.6:20 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Potomac Primary Analysis; Clinton Speaks in Texas
  The polls are closed in Virginia and slated to close in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Sen. Barack Obama won handily in Virginia — but the Republican race there is too close to call. Coverage of the so-called Potomac Primaries continues with Michele Norris and Melissa Block hosting.
• Potomac Primary Analysis; Obama Speaks in Wis.
  Polls have closed in the so-called Potomac Primary. The Republican contests have been tight, but the Democrats seem to be favoring Sen. Barack Obama over Sen. Hillary Clinton. Coverage continues with Michele Norris and Melissa Block hosting and conversations with NPR's Mara Liasson, NPR's Ron Elving and others.
• Obama Takes Va.; GOP Race Too Close to Call
  The polls are closed in Virginia and slated to close in the District of Columbia and Maryland, the so-called Potomac Primaries. Sen. Barack Obama won handily in Virginia — but the Republican race there is too close to call. Michele Norris talks with NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson for the latest on the votes and exit polls.
• Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine Weighs In on Primaries
  Virginia was the place where the polls closed first Tuesday in the Potomac Primaries. Melissa Block talks with Democratic Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine.
• Kennedy Townsend: Clinton Excels Under Pressure
  Michele Norris talks with former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, who has endorsed Sen. Hillary Clinton. The Kennedy family has been split over endorsing Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama.
• Elving, Dionne, Brooks Check In on Potomac Primary
  Michele Norris and Melissa Block talk with our political analysts, EJ Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution, David Brooks of the New York Times, and NPR's Ron Elving.
• Maryland Extends Voting Hours for Icy Weather
  Voting hours have been extended in Maryland because of bad weather. But the Potomac Primary polls have closed in the District of Columbia and Virginia. Melissa Block and Michele Norris talk with NPR's Debbie Elliott, who is at a polling station in Glen Burnie, Md.
• Potomac Primary: Political Analysis
  Michele Norris and Melissa Block talk with Virginia Commonwealth University political science professor Bob Holsworth and NPR Senior Washington Editor Ron Elving to break down what we know so far with the primaries.
• Potomac Primary Update: Obama Wins Virginia
  The polls are officially closed in Virginia and will close soon in Maryland and the District of Columbia, sites of Tuesday's so-called "Potomac Primary." Michele Norris and Melissa Block hear about what was on voters' minds in the Mid-Atlantic and talk to National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson.
• Potomac Primary Reports: Obama, McCain Camps
  Polls are closing soon in the so-called "Potomac Primary," which includes Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia on Tuesday night. Michele Norris and Melissa Block talk with Audie Cornish — she's at a Barack Obama rally in Virginia — and Brian Naylor, who is at John McCain's Virginia headquarters.
• In a Village with Grandma for Chinese New Year
  Commentator Alison Klayman has been living in China for a year and a half. Invited to celebrate the New Year in a countryside village, she knew it would be a long bus ride on the busiest travel week of the year, and that she would stand out. She did not realize she would spend most of the holiday in bed with her friend's grandmother.
• Tiny Trinkets Mark Big Hopes for New Year in Bolivia
  "Alasitas," the festival that makes everyone feel like a kid again, is a celebration of hope for — and faith in — abundance for the coming year. It's celebrated in miniature. Stall after stall sells tiny versions of everything — from luggage to cars to computers — and it's all blessed by shamans. It's Bolivia at its most pagan.
• Writers Strike May End Soon, but Trouble Isn't Over
  As the Writer's Guild prepares to wrap up its 14-week-long strike, the economic impact has been widespread among the many businesses that rely on the movie and television industries in Los Angeles.
• Many Veteran Suicides are Guardsmen, Reservists
  The Department of Veterans Affairs has been analyzing the suicide data since 2001 and found that Guard or Reserve members made up 53 percent of veteran suicides, according to a report Tuesday by the Associated Press. Why might the suicide rate among these troops be higher?
• Coal Industry Lures Engineering Students
  After years of economic troubles that saw few people going into mining engineering, the field is experiencing a renaissance on some campuses. Scholarships and good jobs are attracting growing numbers of recruits.

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