Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Ellison says Mideast trip helped foster dialogue
  Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison says touring the Middle East with a congressional delegation organized by Democratic House Speaker Nanci Pelosi was enlightening for him, and sent a symbolic message to the people of that region.5:20 p.m.
• Gopher players released; rape investigation continues
  Three University of Minnesota football players were released from police custody on Monday, but investigators said they would continue probing the reported rape of an 18-year-old woman last week.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Iraqis Protest U.S. Troops, Marking Baghdad's Fall
  Four years ago, Baghdad fell to American forces. They pulled Saddam Hussein's huge statue to the ground, and Iraqis danced for joy in the city square. But these days, many Iraqis blame the United States for the insurgent attacks, sectarian bloodshed and violent crime that have followed.
• U.S. Takes Chinese Trade Complaints to WTO
  Negotiations with China haven't worked, so the United States is taking its copyright and anti-piracy concerns to the World Trade Organization, the Bush administration's trade representative says. The United States is filing two separate cases against China.
• Bush Looks to Restart Immigration Debate
  President Bush attempts to re-launch the drive for new immigration measures as he takes a trip to the Arizona-Mexico border. The president said steps have been taken to reduce illegal border crossings, and more should be done to give some people the chance to work in the United States legally.
• Pentagon: National Guard Units to Return to Iraq
  The Pentagon says it is sending four National Guard combat units back to Iraq, although most of the soldiers have already spent 18 months away from their civilian jobs and their families. Others are returning — after less than three years — to Iraq.
• CBS, MSNBC Suspend Imus for Racial Comments
  CBS Radio and MSNBC have suspended talk-show host Don Imus for two weeks. Their decision came at the end of a day in which he repeatedly apologized for disparaging Rutgers University women's basketball players in racially and sexually charged comments on the air last week.
• Hearing Homer, and Finding an Adventure
  Commentator Andrei Codrescu listens to a reading of the works of Homer in translation and he's caught up in the adventures and the language. Codrescu muses on the effect Homer's narrative had back in ancient Greece.
• Marine Dies Two Months into Iraq Tour
  Twenty-one-year-old Angel Rosa of South Portland, Me., died during combat operations in Al Anbar province just two months into his first tour of duty in Iraq.
• Hearing a Lively Dream: Hickey's Last Town Chorus
  The Last Town Chorus is the musical brainchild of Megan Hickey, a singer/songwriter who plays and writes songs almost exclusively on lap steel guitar. The group makes music for in-between hours, when the world around you is eerily quiet, when you can't sleep but you can't wake up.
• The Life Behind Einstein's World-Changing Ideas
  The new biography Einstein: His Life and Universe is the first complete history of the theoretical physicist-turned-refugee to draw upon all of Einstein's papers, many of which were unsealed last summer.
• Outrage Prompts Reversal on Sailors' Story Deals
  After a swirl of public condemnation, the British defense ministry says the British sailors who were held hostage in Iran cannot make media deals to tell their stories. Faye Turney, the only woman among the hostages, sold her story for close to $200,000.
• Iran Expands Nuclear Effort to 'Industrial' Scale
  Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says his country is expanding its nuclear program, and is now capable of producing nuclear fuel on an industrial scale. The announcement comes on the heels of a new U.N. Security Council resolution meant to pressure Iran to stop enriching uranium.
• Black Women Face Quandary in Democratic Race
  Sen. Hillary Clinton is the first woman frontrunner for president in either party. But right behind her looms Sen. Barack Obama, the most competitive black candidate for president ever. What conflicts might this pose for black women in Democratic primaries?
• Freshmen Lawmakers Take District Temperatures
  Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) heard from their constituents during the spring recess.
• How to Stop Another Gonzales Episode
  Alberto Gonzales is not the first politicized Attorney General in U.S. history — but perhaps Congress should enact measures to make him the last.
• Navy SEALs Seek to Build Up Their Ranks
  Navy SEALs are known for being tough, fit and secretive. But long-term deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan have strained the elite force. The SEALs are seeking new recruits among extreme sports athletes — who may be better prepped to pass the grueling training.

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