Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Auguste Rodin's mastery on display in St. Peter
  An exhibit of Auguste Rodin's sculptures and writings at Hillstrom Museum of Art shows Rodin as the sculptural master he is.4:45 p.m.
• Ellison calls for more attention to Afghanistan conflict
  Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison said the war in Afghanistan would be a bigger issue in the presidential election if reporters and citizens took more interest in it.5:15 p.m.
• Senate kills Vikings stadium study
  The Minnesota Senate has provided a boost to a Mall of America expansion while delivering a setback to a proposed Minnesota Vikings stadium.5:24 p.m.
• Legislature sends Pawlenty bonding bill
  The Minnesota House and Senate are sending Gov. Pawlenty a bonding bill despite his objections about its pricetag.5:50 p.m.
• Study: Malt liquor could be factor in higher murder rates
  A University of Minnesota study says easy access to the high alcohol beer could be contributing to higher homicide rates in black communities.5:54 p.m.

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• Illinois Eyes GPS Use in Tracking Restraining Orders
  The Illinois legislature is considering a law that would allow police to monitor high-risk restraining-order subjects by using GPS technology. Harvard Law School lecturer Diane Rosenfeld, who proposed a similar bill that passed in Massachusetts last year, discusses the Illinois initiative.
• Backroom Primary: Reaching Out to Superdelegates
  With neither Democratic candidate expected to win enough pledged delegates to clinch the Democratic Party nomination, the votes of the superdelegates — elected officials and party activists who are not bound to any candidate by primary vote — are crucial.
• Task of Reversing Warming Grows More Daunting
  Projections for the evolution of green technologies to help curb greenhouse gas emissions are overly optimist, according to researchers writing in Nature. They say policymakers will need to implement stronger measures to reverse global warming.
• Senate Hammers Out Housing Relief Bill
  Senators are working behind closed doors Wednesday to come up with a bipartisan deal to provide some relief for homeowners and lenders, though some of the provisions that would change bankruptcy laws to help borrowers have been excised, at least for now.
• Obama Woos Unions in Pennsylvania
  Sen. Barack Obama took his turn addressing the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Wednesday in Philadelphia. Just before his speech, Obama picked up an endorsement from the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, along with another pledged superdelegate.
• Genetics May Increase Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk
  Scientists conducting genome-wide association studies have found a region on chromosome 15 associated with the development of lung cancer. The studies may help to explain why some smokers get lung cancer and others don't.
• X-Games Staple Goes Olympic
  BMX cycling comes hurtling into the Olympic summer games in Beijing as a brand new event. Organizers hope it will attract interest from younger fans, the same way snowboarding did for the winter games.
• Chicago Student Deaths Spark Outcry
  Over the weekend, 18-year-old Chavez Clarke became the 22nd Chicago high school student to die violently this year. Clarke was trying to earn extra credits towards his diploma, when he was shot to death after Saturday classes.
• Letters: April Fools
  Many listeners enjoyed an April Fools' Day review of a CD titled "B Flat and Other Notes." Others didn't see the humor.
• Nellie McKay Reveals 'Cavendish'
  Witty singer-songwriter Nellie McKay had three days to write and record a song. The end result is an intricate three-part tune named after a London hotel.
• Clinton Campaign Bills Stacking Up
  Sen. Hillary Clinton's campaign has had trouble paying its bills lately while spending on major media buys and running a multistate campaign. But presidential campaigns have often been problem clients for vendors, who sometimes wind up settling for a fraction of what they are owed.
• Zimbabwe Presidential Election Outcome Murky
  The Movement for Democratic Change claims its candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai, has won more than 50 percent of the vote. The opposition party says an outright win means there is no need for a runoff against President Robert Mugabe, though the state newspaper is reporting there would likely be one.
• Mortgage Counselors Cope With Unwelcome Boom
  An impending foreclosure is a highly stressful situation — certainly for the people that could lose a home, and sometimes for the people trying to help them. Richard Pittman, a counselor with a HUD-approved agency, talks about the challenges of being a mortgage counselor these days.
• Lincoln Letter May Fetch $3 Million at Auction
  A rare collection of historic manuscripts goes on sale at Sotheby's Thursday. The highlight is a letter dated April 5, 1864, in which President Lincoln replies to a petition sent by 195 children from Concord, Mass., requesting that he free "all the little slave children in the country."

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