Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• South Dakota goes after Minnesota tourists
  It's time to start thinking about your summer vacation. At least that's what tourism officials want you to do. Neighboring states want your tourism dollars and they're paying big bucks to get them.4:45 p.m.
• Injured soldier wants to return to Minnesota
  Scott Adams is recovering from severe injuries he sustained in a bombing in Iraq. He wants to return to Minnesota by year's end.4:50 p.m.
• Public meetings set on east metro groundwater contamination
  Public meetings begin this week to update east metro residents on new exposure limits for a chemical once manufactured by 3M that has been found in the area's drinking water.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Taxi Driver Arrested for Helping Girlfriend Ditch Kid
  Tina Moore, a police reporter for the New York Daily News, has been covering the story of a cab driver who was arrested for helping his girlfriend abandon her 5-month-old niece at a New York City firehouse.
• Group Sues to Make VA Give Soldiers Mental Care
  A federal judge begins hearing testimony in a lawsuit filed by the California-based Disability Rights Advocates against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The suit seeks to force the VA to provide immediate mental health services to suicidal veterans.
• Palestinian Official Has High Hopes for Rice Visit
  Robert Siegel talks with Palestinian Authority spokesman Riad Malki, minister of foreign affairs and minister of information. Malki talks about the Israeli incursion into Gaza and the collapse of the peace talks with the Israelis. He says he has high hopes that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice can make a difference.
• New Orleans Shrimpers Struggle to Make Comeback
  Hit hard by Hurricane Katrina, the shrimp industry in New Orleans is struggling to make a comeback. But serious foreign competition is forcing shrimpers to adopt new marketing techniques — among others, emphasizing the benefits of "American" shrimp.
• Israeli Official: 'No Quick Fix' to End Gaza Violence
  Robert Siegel talks with Mark Regev, spokesman for the Israeli prime minister, about the Israeli incursion into Gaza and the collapse of the peace talks with the Palestinians.
• New Iran Sanctions Affect Civilian, Military Goods
  The U.N. Security Council has approved a third round of sanctions against Iran because of its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment. For the first time, the resolution bans trade with Iran in goods that have both civilian and military uses.
• Sounding Out the New Russian President's Name
  Robert Siegel and Melissa Block get tips on how to pronounce the new Russian president's surname from Russian language teacher Lida Oukaderova of George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
• Medvedev's Landslide Win in Russia Draws Criticism
  Western elections observers have criticized Sunday's presidential vote in Russia, in which President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor won a major landslide. Opposition leaders say the election of Dmitri Medvedev was rigged.
• McCain Expected to Clinch Nomination in Texas
  John McCain was having fun Monday at the expense of both of the remaining Democratic presidential contenders, saying he could easily resolve their differences on NAFTA and national security. McCain was in Texas, where he is expected to win Tuesday's contests. The results there and in three other states should put him over the top for the Republican nomination.
• Candidates Blitz on Eve of Four State Contests
  The Democratic nomination contest stormed through Ohio and Texas for one more day Monday, with Hillary Clinton's campaign accusing Barack Obama of criticizing NAFTA in Ohio but letting an adviser tell Canadians it was all a political posture. It was part of a media relations blitz unleashed in the final hours before crucial votes Tuesday.
• Radio Show Chronicled Blacks' Harsh Realities
  Seventy years ago this winter, a national radio audience began hearing about the harsh realities of a segregated South. The struggles of African-Americans were featured in sermons, lectures and songs on the show Wings Over Jordan, every Sunday for almost 10 years.
• FBI Searches Utah Sites Tied to Vegas Ricin Case
  A man who was likely exposed to the toxin ricin last week remains in a coma after being found in his Las Vegas hotel room. The man had recently moved to Nevada from Salt Lake City. Federal agents have searched storage units and another home where he stayed in Utah.
• U.S. Election: Iraq's View
  In Baghdad, those who are following the U.S. primary campaign seem to focus primarily on the Democrats. In a small, unscientific sampling of opinion, no one mentioned Sen. John McCain. One resident praised Sen. Hillary Clinton for her Iraq reconstruction plans and "a good background from former President Clinton." Another likes Sen. Barack Obama because "he has good ideas and his political views are different from Bush's."
• U.S. Election: Britain's View
  In London, the Clinton-Obama race is drawing most of the attention that British people are paying to the U.S. election. Animosity toward President Bush is a drag on Sen. John McCain's popularity. There is lingering affection for the United States in Britain and a hope that the old relationship between the British and American people can be restored when a new president is in the White House.
• U.S. Election: South Africa's View
  South Africans have been consumed with crippling nationwide power outages and other issues closer to home, such as a much-condemned racial incident involving four white students and some black university employees. But when asked about the U.S. presidential race, the name they seem most familiar with is that of Barack Obama.

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