Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Dalai Lama speaks of compassion
  THe Dalai Lama spoke at the Mayo Clinic today. He said compassion for oneself and others were keys to a healthy body and a healthy society.5:17 p.m.
• Health News Review helps consumers evaluate medical reporting
  As the U.S. population ages, Americans are seeing more and more news coverage of new drugs and medical treatments. Some medical stories are better than others and a new Minnesota-based Web site tries to separate the best health reporting from the worst.5:21 p.m.
• Educators say some Indian children being left behind
  American Indian educators say high rates of truancy and culturally biased tests make it difficult to meet the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.5:48 p.m.
• Trial of second man accused in Sackett killing continues
  Testimony continues Tuesday in the murder trial of a second man accused of killing a St. Paul police officer nearly 36 years ago.5:55 p.m.
• Michele Norris discusses Minnesota roots
  Michele Norris, cohost of NPR's All Things Considered, grew up in Minnesota and returned this week to deliver a lecture to journalism students at the University of Minnesota, where she got her own start in journalism. She talked to MPR's Tom Crann about life at National Public Radio and her career in media.6:19 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• The Mounting Pressures on Wartime Presidents
  When a war is not going well, tension increases between the military and civilians in the White House, says presidential historian Robert Dallek. And that, he says, can lead to pressure on a president to ask their defense secretary to resign. Robert Siegel talks with Dallek, who is currently writing a book about Nixon and Kissinger.
• Rumsfeld, a Man With a Plan
  NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that the current dustup over the competence of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld underlines what can happen when ideologues manage a war.
• Baghdad Residents Take Up Civil Duties
  An increasing number of Baghdad residents are forming neighborhood-watch groups, pooling money for security, and even fixing their own sidewalks. Many residents of two neighborhoods see the government as incapable of offering service or security.
• Prosecutors Grill Skilling on Enron Debacle
  Federal prosecutors begin their cross-examination of former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling over his role in the collapse of the company. The government accuses Skilling of orchestrating fraud and conspiracy that led to one of the largest bankruptcies in U.S. history.
• Supreme Court Hears Workplace Retaliation Case
  The Supreme Court hears arguments related to employees being punished after making discrimination complaints. The case of a worker suspended without pay for more than a month could define the circumstances under which an employee who charges discrimination can also sue for retaliation.
• Suicide Bomber Kills Nine in Tel Aviv
  A Palestinian suicide bomber strikes in the heart of Tel Aviv, killing nine people and wounding more than 50. Islamic Jihad has claimed responsibility. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the attack. A Hamas official called it "self defense."
• Former Illinois Gov. Ryan Found Guilty of Fraud
  Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan is convicted of racketeering and fraud in a corruption scandal that ended his political career in 2003. Ryan drew international praise when he commuted the sentences of everyone on Illinois' death row.
• China's President Hu Jintao to Talk Business in U.S.
  Chinese President Hu Jintao travels to the United States on Tuesday. He'll visit with Microsoft founder Bill Gates and other leaders in the Seattle area before heading to Washington, D.C., to meet with President Bush. The Chinese president's trip puts Jintao into the spotlight after years of working behind the scenes.
• State Officials Leery of Changes to Welfare Rules
  Putting welfare recipients to work is at the heart of the federal welfare law passed 10 years ago. But while the original law allowed states to decide how best to meet federal goals, some officials fear that the Bush administration will remove some of the flexibility that they say has made the law a success.
• Editorial Cartoonist Luckovich Nets a Pulitzer
  Melissa Block talks with Mike Luckovich, the Pulitzer Prize winner for editorial cartooning. Luckovich works for the Atlanta Journal Constitution; he is syndicated in papers around the country five times a week.
• In India, Learning the Powers of Meditation
  Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of Eat, Pray, Love, which chronicles a year she spent in Italy, India and Indonesia. During the stay in India, her struggles to quiet her mind came to a head one warm summer evening.
• Khan! The Rock Opera
  Rock opera, the tradition that has thrived since its early days of the Who's Tommy and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar, now embraces another likely figure: Genghis Khan. The show blends throat singing with heavy metal.
• Report: Two Duke Players Indicted on Assault
  Two members of the Duke University lacrosse team were named in sealed indictments handed down form a Durham, N.C., grand jury, according to reports. The charges stem from a night in March, when a dancer at a house party thrown by team members told police she was sexually assaulted by three men.
• Filmmakers Press Smithsonian on Showtime Deal
  A group of filmmakers who oppose the Smithsonian Museum's plan to produce TV programs with Showtime Networks asks that the terms of the deal be made public. The Smithsonian has said the details are proprietary. Under the agreement, the joint venture has the right of first refusal to commercial documentaries that rely heavily on Smithsonian collections or staff. But the impact on even non-commercial filmmakers is unclear.
• New Breast Cancer Drug Has Fewer Side Effects
  A newer drug, raloxifene, prevents breast cancer in older, high-risk women just as well as today's standby, tamoxifen -- but with fewer side effects, the National Cancer Institute announced Monday.

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