Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Airfares may not join oil in soaring to the heavens
  Some airfare increases of $10, $20 and $50 seem to be sticking. But patient air travelers should still be able to land good deals on airfares.5:20 p.m.
• Hundred of fans welcome Clooney, Zellweger to Duluth
  Hundreds of fans greeted movie stars George Clooney and Renee Zellweger in downtown Duluth today.5:24 p.m.
• The hunt for Frank Theatre
  A Minneapolis theater company has taken over an abandoned building to bring its latest play to audiences. Once the run of the show is over, the building will be destroyed.6:20 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Pa. Independents Are Obama's Primary Concern
  Sen. Barack Obama has done very well in states that allow independents to vote in the Democratic primaries. But Pennsylvania is not one of those states. The Obama campaign is furiously trying to get Independents to switch their voter registration by Monday's deadline.
• Revisiting the Debate over the 'Big Ditch'
  Thirty years after the congressional debate over the Panama Canal Treaty, Adam Clymer's book, Drawing the Line at the Big Ditch, makes the case that the issue helped make the Reagan Revolution possible. Adam Clymer, Robert Siegel and his co-host from 30 years ago, Linda Wertheimer, remember the historic debate.
• Bangladesh Controls TB at 'Cough Collection Centers'
  As one of the world's most crowded countries, Bangladesh has been especially vulnerable to tuberculosis, which claims 1.5 million lives annually worldwide. But with an aggressive detection and treatment program, the country's cure rate is more than 95 percent.
• Do Trees Worsen Droughts?
  In places where climate change will likely mean less rain, scientists are studying whether trees may actually worsen drought conditions by siphoning off the water table and releasing the moisture into the atmosphere.
• U.S. War Dead in Iraq Honored
  To commemorate the 4,000th U.S. military death in Iraq, relatives and friends remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving their nation far from home.
• Montanans Divided over Bison Slaughter
  Two old-time Montanans disagree on how to handle the large numbers of bison that stray from Yellowstone Park. Many are slaughtered in an effort to protect cattle herds from a disease that bison carry. Wyoming Public Radio's Elsa Partan explains the conflict.
• Living in a War-Torn Land, an Iraqi's Perspective
  Five years after "shock and awe" in Baghdad, Thair Younis, an Iraqi driver for NPR, reflects on the pain and suffering and harsh reality he has witnessed and lived through since the toppling of Saddam Hussein's regime.
• Detroit Mayor Charged with Perjury
  Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has been charged on eight counts, including perjury, after explicit text messages contradicted his sworn denials of an affair with a top aide. Kilpatrick refuses to step down and says he expects to be exonerated. Detroit Public Radio's Noah Ovshinsky reports.
• In Birmingham, Everyone Has Keys to the City
  Residents of Birmingham, England, awoke recently to find pianos spray-painted with the words "Play me I'm yours" scattered across the city. It's the work of an art collective that wants to create unity and wonder in a place where both are scarce.
• JPMorgan Chase Ups Bear Stearns Bid
  JPMorgan Chase increases its bid from $2 to $10 per share, appeasing angry Bear Stearns stockholders who had threatened to block the sale. The move cheers U.S. markets, which posted substantial gains on Monday. The Federal Reserve approves the renegotiated deal.
• Latest in Bear Stearns Bailout Analyzed
  An expert on securities regulation says JPMorgan Chase's quintupling of its bid for the collapsed investment firm makes the arrangement look more like a bailout by the Federal Reserve than the $2-per-share price did. But he also says any central bank would have done the same thing.
• New Pakistani Prime Minister Frees Chief Justice
  Yousef Raza Gilani orders the release of deposed chief justice Iftikhar Chaudhry from house arrest Monday, prompting speculation that the Pakistan's supreme court may be reinstated. The move deals a blow to President Pervez Musharraf.
• Iraq War Enters Sixth Year with Wave of Violence
  The war's sixth year begins in Baghdad with rockets falling into the U.S.-protected Green Zone over the weekend, while the overall U.S. military death toll tops 4,000 after a roadside bombing claims more American lives. Army Maj. Gen. Bob Scales (Ret.) joins Robert Siegel.
• In a 'World Made by Hand,' Kunstler Reassures
  James Howard Kunstler's most recent social commentaries have pointed to mayhem — ranging from bad surburban planning to how the loss of cheap oil might unravel the way we live. But his latest work — a return to fiction — offers a bit of reassurance.
• Contractors Remains Found in Iraq
  The FBI announced Monday that the remains of two U.S. security contractors in Iraq have been recovered. Ronald Withrow of Roaring Springs, Texas, and John Roy Young of Kansas City, Mo., were among six Western contractors kidnapped in separate incidents.

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