Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Health Department delayed disclosure of further 3M chemical contamination
  Minnesota Public Radio News has learned that Minnesota Department of Health officials were warned about the problem posed by the chemical almost two years before residents were notified.4:35 p.m.
• Red Lake boys may have wandered onto thin ice
  Authorities are conducting autopsies on the bodies of two young children found Sunday on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Tristan White, 4, and his 2-year-old brother Avery Stately disappeared four months ago. A search team found their bodies not far from their home.5:20 p.m.
• Jonathan Lethem and "You Don't Love Me Yet"
  Jonathan Lethem has a new novel about indie rockers and young performance artists living in Los Angeles. But he is also shopping a new idea -- that artists and businesses keep too tight a hold on copyrights, and that the artistic spirit would flourish if everyone agreed to loosen that grip.6:24 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Mr. Bush, Take Time to Reflect
  President Bush would be wise to use his Easter holiday to look back at the damage his adventure in Iraq has caused, and how — as The Washington Post pointed out Tuesday — he and his administration misused intelligence to get the country into the war.
• Grambling's Long-Time Coach Robinson Dies at 88
  Legendary Grambling football coach Eddie Robinson has died at the age of 88. Robinson won more than 408 games in his 57-year career. Robinson said he tried to coach each player as if he wanted him to marry his daughter.
• Winning the War on Drugs One Life at a Time
  In America's war on drugs, more federal resources have gone into foreign operations and law enforcement than into demand reduction at home. But policy experts, community activists and recovering addicts say only a combination of strategies will work.
• X-Prize Sets Sights on 100 mpg Cars
  Peter Diamandis, M.D., founder of the X-Prize Foundation. He's already used the prize to spur the first private manned space flight; now he's using the prize to boost automobile gas mileage, encourage genomic advancement, and find cleaner energy sources. Melissa Block talks with Diamandis.
• Passport Backlog Blamed on New Requirements
  A new law that went into effect in January requires U.S. citizens to have a passport when traveling to Mexico, Canada and the Caribbean. The change created demand that is peaking now that spring break is here and summer looms.
• Vet Groups Proliferate, Along with Agendas
  The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have spawned some new veterans groups who are in a rebellious mood. One is the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Association headed by Paul Rieckoff, who was a lieutenant during the invasion of Iraq. Another is Votevet.org, headed up by Jon Soltz. They have different agendas and different approaches.
• Fort Hood Wives Cope with New Deployment
  Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced that the 4th Infantry Division, based in Fort Hood, Texas, will be redeployed to Iraq before completing a full year at home. Melissa Block talks with Diane Hammond, wife of Jeffrey Hammond, the 4th ID's commander, and Terri Batshelet, whose husband is the division's chief of staff.
• Chicago School Innovates, Rewrites Rules
  In the push for innovative schools, one Chicago principal has thrown out the rule book. Kindergarteners go to school with 12th-graders. And the older kids teach the younger ones. The school day begins for some kids in the morning; for some it's the afternoon.
• Funds Nearly Even for Obama and Clinton
  Melissa Block talks with NPR's Mara Liasson about what Sen. Barak Obama's announcement that he has generated almost as much first-quarter campaign funds as his rival Hillary Clinton is a new wrinkle in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination.
• Study Casts New Doubt on Mammogram Software
  New research calls into question the computer technology that helps doctors interpret mammograms. The software is supposed to spot breast cancers that a doctor might miss. But a new study concludes the computer programs don't work as advertised — and may do more harm than good.
• Obama Nearly Equals Clinton's Campaign Total
  Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama's campaign funds are nearly even with his chief rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. Obama has reported that he raised $25 million in the first three months of this year; Clinton took in $26 million.
• African Bees: A Bad Rep Doesn't Include Honey
  The African bee has the reputation of being more aggressive, and more deadly, than any other bee in the world. But farmers there know that the honey the bees produce is worth a million stings.
• Allergy Sufferers Face Huge Volumes of Pollen
  The pollen count in Atlanta has reached near-record highs in the past month, causing major irritation for allergy sufferers. Michele Norris talks with the woman who counts pollen for the Atlanta Allergy and Asthma Clinic, as well as two allergists.
• Syria Welcomes Pelosi, But Doubts Her Impact
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, along with a small delegation of other House members, paid a much-anticipated visit to Syrian president Bashad al-Assar Wednesday. But while Syrian officials embraced Pelosi's visit as a public signal that their current isolation may be diminishing, they do not think she can shape U.S. foreign policy.
• Standoff Over, What's Next for Iran and the West?
  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announces that the freedom granted to the 15 British sailors and marines held captive in Iran is a 'gift' to the British people. British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he is pleased with the news, but what will be the long term consequences of the soldiers capture mean for Iran?

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