Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• House approves study of lung cancer among miners
  The Minnesota House has approved a nearly $5 million study of Iron Range miners who have been hit disproportionately hard by a rare form of lung cancer.4:45 p.m.
• Tapes 'n Tapes roll again
  Two years after it buzzed to the top of the indie rock world, the Minneapolis band Tapes 'n Tapes is back with a new CD called "Walk it Off."4:54 p.m.
• Closed St. Cloud bridge to be replaced
  The announcement came as part of MnDOT's plans for $441 million in bridge and road construction projects across the state in 2008.5:21 p.m.
• Masons give $65M to UMinn for cancer research
  The University of Minnesota says it's getting its largest gift ever - $65 million to the university's Cancer Center.5:25 p.m.
• Winter storm hampers commuters
  As a winter storm moves across the state, some commuters are facing yet another slippery drive tomorrow morning.5:45 p.m.
• Delta pilots close to new deal clearing way for NWA merger
  Delta Air Lines appears to be close to getting its pilots' support for a merger with Northwest Airlines.5:50 p.m.
• Tibetans hold vigil in St. Paul
  About 2,000 Tibetans live in the Twin Cities, the largest population in the United States outside New York City.5:54 p.m.
• The challenge of dosing medicine to children
  The gear a doctor carries every day is likely to include a stethoscope, otoscope, pager and a pen. And now a Palm pilot, or something with a calculator.6:24 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Sarah Jessica Parker, from 'Sex' to Sensibility
  This spring, Sarah Jessica Parker returns to the big screen with a romantic comedy and a Sex and the City reprise. While she enjoys playing fashionista Carrie Bradshaw, the actress relishes her "rather dull" home life as a wife and mother.
• In South Baghdad, an Uneasy Truce
  The U.S. troop surge brought a tentative halt to the sectarian warfare in the the south Baghdad neighborhood of Saydeeya. But it's an uneasy calm, and the Iraqi government has done little to build on it.
• McCain: The Longstanding Brand That's Now Hip
  Sen. John McCain's campaign has followed a trajectory similar to that of businesses such as Apple computers. Both have gone through extreme boom-and-bust cycles but have now come out ahead.
• U.K. Tabloids Engrossed by Nazi Sex Scandal
  Max Mosley, president of autoracing's Formula One Federation, is fighting to keep his job after a video surfaced allegedly showing him consorting with prostitutes in a Nazi concentration camp fantasy. Mosley, whose father was leader of Britain's fascist movement before World War II and a friend of Adolf Hitler, strongly denies the allegations.
• McCain Pressures Obama on Public Financing
  Even though John McCain declined public financing in the primaries, he says he intends to take the funds for his general election campaign. McCain is accusing Barack Obama of breaking a promise to do so. But for Obama — outraising McCain two-to-one — there's little incentive to restrict his campaign to $84 million, should he win the Democratic nod.
• American Feels Pinch of FAA-Ordered Groundings
  American Airlines had plenty of financial problems, even before this week. A slumping economy and soaring fuel costs cut into earnings. Now, lost revenue from thousands of grounded flights could be a major hit to the nation's largest airline.
• Finding a Familiar Loneliness in 'The Yearling'
  Lois Lowry was 8 years old when she first encountered the loneliness and desperate poverty of the Baxter family in Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' book, The Yearling.
• Iraq Funding Is Back Before Congress
  Last year, Congress gave President Bush only part of what he'd requested to fund the war. Now, with the domestic economy swooning, the president is asking for the rest — $102 billion — while his top general in Iraq is making no promises on troop drawdowns.
• Letters: Restaurant Noise; 'Bonk' Author
  Listeners respond to Wednesday's feature about the prevalence of noisy restaurants, and to an interview with the author of Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex.
• What's the Next Step in Iraq?
  The testimony of Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker before Congress this week, along with President Bush's comments on Iraq, leave far more questions than answers, says Daniel Schorr.
• Colombia Trade Deal Sparks Partisan Brawl on Hill
  A modest free trade deal with Colombia has turned into a partisan brawl on Capitol Hill after the president provocatively sent the proposal to Congress with a 90-day deadline. The Democratic-led House voted to remove the timetable, which would have forced a potentially unpopular election-year vote.
• U.S. Biodiesel Subsidies Anger Europeans
  The price of the raw material the U.S. biodiesel industry uses most, soy oil, has shot up, all but pricing the alternative fuel out of the U.S. market. A hefty tax credit and a big leap in exports to Europe are keeping the industry afloat, angering Europeans, who accuse Americans of flooding their market with artificially cheap fuel.
• Ex-Navy Lawyer Explains Guantanamo Leak
  Former Navy lawyer Matthew Diaz was sentenced to six months in the brig for leaking the names of prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay to a rights group. Despite remorse, he says "I can live comfortably with myself, making that decision, based on the facts as they were at the time."
• Jury to Decide Fate of 'Black Widows'
  A Los Angeles jury hears closing arguments in the trial of two women charged with murder in an insurance scam. The women, both in their 70s, were named as beneficiaries on policies held by homeless men who were killed by hit-and-run car accidents.
• U.S. May Ease Afghan Prisoners' Isolation
  For years, the U.S. military has been criticized for its secret detention facility at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. The Red Cross says nearly 650 people held at Bagram are never allowed family visits. But a new video-call program appears to be easing their isolation.

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