Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Antibiotics pose concern for ethanol producers
  Distillers grain, a byproduct of ethanol production sold as livestock feed, brings in revenue that helps ethanol plants survive lean times. But distillers grain is facing new scrutiny over potential food safety concerns.4:50 p.m.
• Book explores life-changing movies
  A couple of years ago, Variety magazine editor Robert Hofler began asking prominent people what movies changed their lives. Hofler first published the responses in a column in Variety. Now he's produced an entire book called "The Movie that Changed My Life."4:54 p.m.
• Breckenridge gets a reprieve from flooding
  The weather caused some unexpected surprises in cities along the Red River. In Breckenridge, Minnesota low rain levels and mild temperatures helped the city. Ice has been melting and the river has been flowing freely. But that's not the case in every community.5:20 p.m.
• Protecting neighborhoods from their first Red River flood
  A frenzy of activity continues in Fargo-Moorhead has the communities prepared for a potentially historic flood. Waves of volunteers from around the region laid hundreds of thousands of sandbags on top of dikes just as fast as they were filled on Tuesday trying to keep thousands of homes in new neighborhoods dry from flood waters.5:24 p.m.
• Crookston mayor talks about flooding in his city
  At around 9:30 this morning, the City of Crookston sounded its emergency sirens. To talk more about what happened in Crookston today, All Things Considered called Mayor Dave Genereux who talked to Tom Crann from the Crookston Emergency Operations Center5:50 p.m.
• The tools that can hold back water
  The massive effort to prepare for what's expected to be record flooding continues today in Fargo. The good news is that city officials have some new tools to keep back flood waters.5:54 p.m.
• NewsCut blog: the view from Rivershore Drive
  Minnesota Public Radio's Bob Collins is blogging from the Red River Valley. He talked to Tom Crann about the amazing group of volunteers he met along Rivershore Drive in Moorhead.6:20 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• U.S. Dispatches Additional Agents To Mexican Border
  Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano announced Tuesday that 500 more agents will be sent to the border with Mexico to fight the country's drug cartels and prevent violence from spilling over to the U.S. Some lawmakers have called for stronger government intervention along the border.
• Sen. Grassley On Obama's Comments
  Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa offers his insight into President Barack Obama's remarks Tuesday. In his news conference, Obama said the economic recovery will take patience.
• Analysis Of Obama's News Conference
  President Barack Obama on Tuesday said his proposed budget was central to the economic recovery. E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and the Brookings Institution and Dorothy Rabinowitz of the Wall Street Journal weigh in on Obama's comments.
• Obama: Recovery Will Take Patience
  President Barack Obama said Tuesday the stimulus plan was showing signs of progress, but that patience was needed as the government revived the economy. The comments came in a prime-time news conference at the White House.
• Can A New World Currency Displace The Dollar?
  China and Russia are calling for the creation of an international reserve currency other than the U.S. dollar. But economists note that even if such a currency existed, it doesn't mean governments would actually use it — unless they're compelled to.
• Letters: Fox News
  Listeners respond to the story on FOX News. Robert Siegel reads from listeners' comments.
• Study Links Red Meat To Cancer, Heart Disease
  Eating lots of red meat increases the chances of dying prematurely of cancer and heart disease. Previous research had found a link between red meat and an increased risk of heart disease and cancer.
• Obama Policies Dominate N.Y. Special Election
  A special congressional election in upstate New York has become a referendum on President Obama's stimulus package and his response to the AIG bonuses. The Democratic candidate supports the stimulus; the Republican says it's a mistake.
• Shot Oakland Officer Taken Off Life Support
  An Oakland, Calif., police officer shot over the weekend by a man wanted on a parole violation was taken off life support Tuesday. His death brings to four the number of officers killed as a result of Saturday's violence. The gunman is also dead.
• Historian Backs Karadzic's Immunity Claim
  A new book backs former Bosnian Serb President Radovan Karadzic's claim that was promised immunity by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke if he stepped down from politics. Purdue University professor Charles Ingrao, co-editor of the book Confronting the Yugoslav Controversies: A Scholars' Initiative, says the offer was made because Western officials knew that Karadzic would not be be arrested.
• High Hopes For Pakistan's Restored Chief Justice
  One of the last cases Pakistan's Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudry was working on when he was fired two years ago by Gen. Pervez Musharraf dealt with the missing. The families of those detained by security services and about whom nothing has been officially heard are hoping Chaudry, who resumed the bench Tuesday, will pick up where he left off.
• NPR Sees Spike In Audience
  NPR announced Tuesday that audience numbers for member stations and NPR programs are significantly higher. NPR's increase of 6 percent comes at a time of retreating audience and readers for other news organizations.
• N.Y. Dry Cleaner Offers Free Service To Job Seekers
  A sign in the window of First Professional Cleaners on the Upper East Side reads: "If you are unemployed and need an outfit clean for an interview, we will clean it for free." Owner Carlos Vasquez says the offer is a way to give back to the community.
• Housewares Show Woos Buyers With Color
  The International Home and Housewares Show under way in Chicago is the largest event of its kind in the world. Despite the economic doldrums, the show offers splashes of color to perk up dispirited consumers with little appetite for spending.
• What To Do With St. Louis' Lost Property?
  The St. Louis Police department recently decided it will no longer accept lost items. Citing a state statute from 1919, it now directs finders to Mariano Favazza, the St. Louis Circuit Court clerk. Favazza says the rule change has made his office a busy one.

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