Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Education secretary announces changes to No Child Left Behind
  The No Child Left Behind education act has been hard medicine for Minnesota schools to swallow. Currently, nearly two out of three schools are not meeting the law's benchmark of annual student progress.4:45 p.m.
• Taking steps to stop preventable medical errors
  Officials at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minn., said a surgical team made a mistake when they removed the wrong kidney from a cancer patient last week.4:49 p.m.
• Girls just want to ski jump
  Girl ski jumpers from Minnesota are closely watching the international fight to include women's ski jumping in the 2010 Winter Olympics.4:54 p.m.
• Suspended lawyer alleges ethical lapses in Swanson's office
  An assistant attorney general who was suspended from her job last week is raising more allegations of unethical behavior within the office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson.5:20 p.m.
• NTSB divided over public hearing on I-35W bridge collapse
  Rep. Jim Oberstar, D-Minn., is asking the chairman of the NTSB board to reverse the board's decision against holding a public hearing into the I-35 bridge collapse.5:24 p.m.
• Delta offering severance payouts to trim staff by 2,000
  Delta Air Lines says it will offer voluntary severance payouts to roughly 30,000 employees - more than half its workforce - and cut domestic capacity by an extra 5 percent this year as part of an overhaul of its business plan to deal with soaring fuel prices.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Iranian Vote Yields Foggy Results
  Conservatives have won a majority of seats in the recent Iranian elections — but which conservatives are they? Incomplete and contradictory information from Iran's Interior Ministry makes the results — and the potential impact on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — unclear.
• Science Fiction Author Clarke Dies at 90
  Trailblazing science fiction novelist Arthur C. Clarke has died Tuesday in Sri Lanka. He was 90 years old. Having written some 100 books, Clarke is perhaps best known for 2001: A Space Odyssey. Russell Galen, Clarke's longtime agent, talks with Melissa Block.
• Fate of Mich., Fla. Delegates Still Unclear
  Weeks after voters in Michigan and Florida went to the polls, it's still not clear if their delegates will be seated at the Democratic national convention.
• Democrats' Advisers Weigh In on Market Turmoil
  Should the Federal Reserve and the federal government intervene to bail out companies — such as Bear Stearns — that are in dire economic straits? The chief economic advisers to the Democratic presidential candidates weigh in.
• How Will Obama Race Speech Affect Campaign?
  Eugene Robinson, columnist for the Washington Post, and Joe Klein, columnist for Time magazine, talk about whether Barack Obama's speech on race adequately address controversy over remarks by his former pastor.
• Obama Speech Addresses Racial Divide
  The Illinois Democrat reiterates his denunciation of remarks by his former pastor but says of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright: "I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community."
• A Closer Look at Black Liberation Theology
  Much-publicized comments by Sen. Barack Obama's former pastor are rooted in a religious philosophy largely unknown to white Americans. Black Liberation theology interprets the Bible and the gospels of Jesus through the struggle of African Americans against racism and oppression.
• Shedding Light on the Latest Fed Rate Cut
  The Federal Reserve on Tuesday cut the federal funds rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, less than what many in the financial markets wanted. It was still aggressive by historic standards and underscores the Fed's economic concerns.
• Anthony Minghella, an Outsider Who Found a Way In
  The Oscar-winning writer-director (The English Patient, The Talented Mr. Ripley) died Tuesday of a brain hemorrhage. The eight films he had completed won 10 Academy Awards and were nominated for 24.
• Battle Lines Drawn over Guns in National Parks
  An Interior Department plan to allow loaded guns in national parks has drawn bipartisan support in the Senate. But park rangers are opposed and some lawmakers vow a fight to keep guns unloaded and stowed.
• Massachusetts Legislator Targets Archaic Laws
  Massachusetts state Rep. Byron Rushing is mounting an effort to repeal out-of-date laws. He points to a 1913 law that was dusted off by former Gov. Mitt Romney to keep out-of-state gay couples from getting married in Massachusetts.
• Letters: Bear Stearns; California Bees
  Listener comments about Monday's program include responses on investment firm Bear Stearns' collapse, an accident that filled a Sacramento highway with honey bees and reaction to Climate Connections on scientists in Antarctica.
• Soaring Rockets Put Winning Streak on Line
  With 22 straight wins, the Houston Rockets are riding the second-longest streak in NBA history. But now they face the Boston Celtics, who own the best overall record in the league.
• High Court Hears Second Amendment Case
  The Supreme Court hears arguments on a District of Columbia law that essentially bans handgun ownership. It was the first time in nearly 70 years that the high court examined a case involving the Second Amendment and the right to bear arms.
• Dalai Lama Seeks to Temper Tibet Violence
  The Dalai Lama announces that he would quit as head of the Tibetan government in exile if violence by Tibetans spreads out of control. The comments follow protests by monks in Tibet that turned into violent riots put down by Chinese authorities.

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