Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• The shot for the 1972 championship
  Thirty-five years ago at Williams Arena a little basketball history was made, with a single amazing shot that won a Minnesota State Boys Basketball Championship.4:45 p.m.
• Flame retardant raises health concerns
  Minnesota lawmakers are considering banning something you may have never heard of, but probably have in your home.5:20 p.m.
• Kentucky's Tubby Smith is new Gophers coach
  Tubby Smith will be the new head coach of the University of Minnesota men's basketball team. For the last 10 years, Smith led the University of Kentucky Wildcats to 10 straight NCAA tournament appearances and a national championship.5:49 p.m.
• A remembrance of the Seed Lady
  Lillian Colton, better known as the Seed Lady for her extensive collection of seed portraits, has died. She was 95.6:25 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• At Chez Panisse, It's Time for Tap Water
  The Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, Calif., has decided to drop bottled water from its menu. Robert Siegel talks with the restaurant's general manager, Mike Kossa-Rienzi.
• Senate Panel Gives Leahy Subpoena Power
  The Senate Judiciary Committee gives chairman Patrick Leahy the authority to subpoena top White House officials, including political adviser Karl Rove. Leahy says the White House's offer to let them testify without an oath or transcript is unacceptable.
• Talking Points Site Kept Attorneys Story Alive
  The story about eight fired U.S. attorneys is all over the front pages of the papers and on the nightly TV news now. But back in January, only a few journalists were paying attention, including a group of bloggers at the Talking Points Memo Web site.
• Son Volt's Farrar & Co. Back With 'Search'
  Alternative country band Son Volt has a new record out, their second release after a seven-year hiatus. Son Volt is a loose collective of musicians orbiting around Jay Farrar, a St. Louis-based singer/songwriter. Their latest CD is The Search.
• North Korea Nuclear Talks Break Down over Money
  The six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons program have broken down in China, and Pyongyang's negotiator has left Beijing. The impasse revolves around North Korean funds frozen in a bank in Macau. The country refuses to talk until the account is released.
• Letters: Snow Doughnuts, and Bush's Counsel
  Michele Norris and Robert Siegel read from listeners' e-mails. Comments this week include response to our segment on what's known as the "underground economy" - as well as criticism of an interview with White House counselor Dan Bartlett. We also hear about more sightings of "snow doughnuts."
• Rep. Calls Decision on the New Iraq Bill 'Wrenching'
  The Iraq funding bill is being opposed not only by Republicans, but by a number of liberal Democrats. For them, the bill does not go far enough to end the war. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), who has opposed the war from the beginning, has voted against every funding bill since it began. This time, Blumenauer decided to support the measure.
• Breast Cancer Recurrence Is Common
  Recurrence for breast cancer patients like Elizabeth Edwards are common. Nationally, about one-third of all untreated breast cancers which are node-negative come back. Drug therapies can reduce the risk of recurrence by 35 percent to 45 percent.
• Bill to Fund Iraq War, Recall Troops Moves Ahead
  A Senate panel approves a massive bill to fund the Iraq war — and to bring most U.S. troops home in 2008. A similar bill made it to the House floor for debate, although Democratic leaders there are still not sure they have the votes in their own party to pass it.
• Russia Pressures Tehran on Nuclear Program
  As the U.N. Security Council considers tightening sanctions on Iran, Russia put its displeasure with the Iranians on full display this week by signaling that it will refuse to complete a nuclear reactor it's building in Iran unless Tehran agrees to a pause in its uranium enrichment and a return to negotiations.
• Anti-Clinton Attack Ad Makes Waves on the Web
  This week, mystery swirled in Washington after an anonymous filmmaker circulated an online attack ad against Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY). The filmmaker was revealed as Phil DeVellis, but questions remain about the impact of YouTube political ads in the 2008 race.
• Vocal Impressions: Hearing Voices, Round Three
  Commentator Brian McConnachie reveals the results of the last "Vocal Impressions" challenge to listeners and issues a new one. How would you describe the voices of singer Bob Dylan, actor Sean Connery, singer Odetta and actress Mae West?
• Senators Grill Regulators on Subprime Loans
  The Senate Banking Committee grills top regulators and several of the nation's largest lenders about problems with sub-prime mortgages — and what regulators did and did not do to address them. About 14 percent of outstanding subprime loans are now delinquent by 30 days or more.
• Edwards Will Stay in Race Despite Wife's Cancer
  Presidential candidate John Edwards announced Thursday that his wife, Elizabeth, has a recurrence of breast cancer. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, when her husband was the Democratic vice presidential candidate. She was thought to be recovering, but the cancer has returned.
• Americans Have Hopes, Doubts, on Safety Net
  The latest Pew Research poll on political attitudes and core values of Americans indicates that while there is an increasing amount of support for a government-supported social safety net, Americans are less confident in the country as a whole.

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