Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Children of the deported
  It's a story that's made headlines for years -- immigrants who are living in the U.S. illegally are detained and sent back to their home countries. A lot of times, they leave families behind, including U.S.-born kids.4:49 p.m.
• Dems urge Coleman to drop legal battle
  Democrats today tried to turn up the pressure on Republican Norm Coleman to drop his legal battle for the Senate seat. Yesterday evening, the judicial panel ruled against Coleman in his election challenge lawsuit. But Coleman is showing no signs of throwing in the towel.5:19 p.m.
• Coleman: 'This trial court is simply wrong'
  Republican Norm Coleman said today a three-judge panel "was simply wrong" when it ruled yesterday that he had lost the U.S. Senate race to DFLer Al Franken. He spoke today with MPR's Tom Crann.5:24 p.m.
• Little agreement at Capitol as deadlines loom
  The Minnesota House and Senate resumed work Tuesday after a holiday break, and deep disagreements remain over how to erase the state's $4.6 billion budget deficit.5:50 p.m.
• Brigadier general talks about Minn. Guard deployment to Iraq
  More than a thousand Minnesota National Guard members are getting ready for another deployment to Iraq. To discuss more about the latest major deployment of Minnesotans to Iraq, All Things Considered talked with Brigadier General David Elicerio. He will serve as the Deputy Commanding General of the Red Bulls in Iraq.5:54 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Offshore Tax Havens Still Abound
  Much of American wealth is hidden offshore. On the eve of tax day, Robert Siegel speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Cay Johnston, who's written extensively about tax havens.
• Accused Nazi Guard Detained In Ohio
  After immigration officials took custody of accused Nazi guard John Demjanjuk, a federal appeals court blocks his deportation to Germany, where the 89-year-old Ohio man faces charges.
• The Short, Bright Baseball Career Of 'The Bird'
  Former Detroit Tigers pitcher Mark Fidrych died Monday in an apparent accident at his farm outside Boston. He was 54. The eccentric player known as "The Bird" arrived like a shooting star with a Rookie of the Year season in 1976, but injuries cut his career short.
• North Korea Vows To Restart Nuclear Reactor
  A defiant North Korea ousted international nuclear inspectors and said it would boycott disarmament talks in retaliation for the U.N. Security Council's condemnation of its rocket launch.
• Inside Iran's Revolutionary Court
  Ali Shakeri, advisory board member for the Center for Citizen Peacebuilding at the University of California, Irvine, was tried in Iran's Revolutionary Court last October. He describes what it was like in a conversation with Melissa Block.
• Obama Guarded In Speech On Budget, Economy
  President Obama laid out his administration's plans to fight the recession Tuesday in a speech at Georgetown University. He proclaimed economic progress, but warned Americans that "by no means are we out of the woods."
• Gregg's View Of Obama's Budget Remarks
  Sen. Judd Gregg of New Hampshire reflects on President Obama's latest budget speech. Gregg is the senior Republican on the Senate Budget Committee.
• U.S. Crew Reflects On Somali Pirate Saga
  Crew members of the Maersk Alabama talk about the day the pirates hijacked their ship and the response to the situation by their captain, Richard Phillips. One of the crew members says he really didn't like the captain much before the hijacking, but he now sees his boss as a hero.
• Fungi Saved From War Returned To China
  Richard P. Korf, professor emeritus of mycology at Cornell University, talks about a collection of fungi brought from China to the U.S. in 1937. A Cornell-educated mycologist feared it would be destroyed in the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. Part of the collection was repatriated Monday.
• Goldman Sachs To Repay Some Bailout Money
  Goldman Sachs sold $5 billion of stock Tuesday. The company says it wants to use the proceeds to begin paying back the government for all the bailout money it got last fall.
• Letters: 'The New Normal'
  Last week, Robert Siegel spoke with guests about what the "new normal" will look like after the current recession and asked listeners for their opinions. Listeners offer their views.
• As Newspapers Downsize, Cities Lose Arts Critics
  In the past, the place to find out what was happening in the clubs and theaters of your city was the local paper. But as cash-strapped newspapers lay off their local arts critics, the future of arts criticism is up in the air.
• Payne Calls Somalia Shooting 'Act Of Desperation'
  As Rep. Donald Payne left Mogadishu on Monday, his plane was fired on by mortar shells. Payne tells NPR that the Islamist group al-Shabab was trying to send a message to U.S. officials to stay away. He says the Somali officials he met with want to see an end to piracy.
• Get Ready For GWOP: The Global War On Pirates
  Today's pirates have implications far beyond the safety of mariners. What about the Halloween costume manufacturers? Long John Silver's? Johnny Depp? Humorist Brian Unger discusses the huge cultural shift that Americans must undergo as we embark on the modern Global War on Pirates.
• The Only Good Bedbug Is A Toasted One
  With a bedbug infestation, you run the risk of never sleeping alone again. These pesky night companions are on the rise in the United States, in part due to increased international travel and resistance to chemical pesticides. But, professional, high-heat treatments can help return your bed — and home — back to you.

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