Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• U of M evacuates buildings after bomb threat
  Officials say a student found a typed note with a bomb threat in the restroom of a classroom building. The student gave the note to a professor, who turned it over to campus police.4:44 p.m.
• Ciresi announces run for U.S. Senate
  DFLer Mike Ciresi says the toughness he showed as a trial lawyer in major cases will make him a strong U.S. senator from Minnesota.4:49 p.m.
• Minnesota Steel project to move forward after acquisition
  A yet-to-be-built steel project on the Iron Range has been acquired by an India-based steelmaker. The acquisition is considered an important milestone in making the company, Minnesota Steel Industries, a reality.4:53 p.m.
• Rep. Tim Walz talks about developments in Iraq
  Four bombings today made for one of the deadliest days in Baghdad in months. The U.S.-Iraqi security crackdown, which began in February, was implemented to prevent these kinds of attacks.5:24 p.m.
• Senate kills lawmaker-to-lobbyist restrictions
  A bill that would forbid state lawmakers, state commissioners and agency heads from becoming lobbyists for one year after leaving their jobs failed on a tie vote in the Minnesota Senate on Wednesday.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• 2003 Abortion Law Upheld by Supreme Court
  The Supreme Court has upheld the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, the law prohibiting an abortion procedure known medically as "intact dilation and extraction." The procedure is performed most often during the fifth or sixth month of pregnancy.
• Flood of E-Filers Prompts IRS Extension
  The Internal Revenue Service has extended last night's deadline for taxpayers who couldn't get their returns filed electronically. Last night, a surge of returns overwhelmed Intuit company computers. Intuit owns the popular TurboTax software. Internet message boards were full of complaints.
• Cho Writings Highlight a Writing Class Quandary
  Virginia Tech gunman Seung-hui Cho revealed a troubling level of violence in his creative writing class. Creative writing instructors are in a unique position to observe the emotional lives of their students. They also walk a fine line in judging what is creative and what is dangerous.
• Beijing Decides Poor Translations Won't Do
  As the 2008 Olympic Games approach, Beijing is trying to correct signs all around the city that have been badly translated into English. For example, a theme park dedicated to China's ethnic minorities had been called "Racist Park." The effort extends to English translations of restaurant menus, and dishes such as carp.
• Group Targets Yahoo Inc. Over China Cases
  A human rights group sues Yahoo Inc. for disclosures that helped Chinese authorities jail several dissidents. Human Rights USA says it will sue under the Torture Victims Protection Act and other U.S. laws.
• Student Describes Surviving Classroom Killing
  Virginia Tech junior Clay Violand was in French class at Norris Hall on Monday morning when Seung-hui Cho entered the classroom and began shooting. Violand said he doesn't understand how he escaped being shot by Cho.
• Columbine Survivor With Words for Virginia Students
  A survivor of the Columbine High School massacre, Brooks Brown has this advice for Virginia Tech students: "Do not internalize. Talk to everyone you can about what happened." Brown was an on-again, off-again friend of Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.
• Russia's Response to Protests Fuels U.S. Unease
  When freedoms of expression are compromised in Russia, the friendship between the United States and Russia may be challenged as well. Protests by opposition groups in Russia last weekend were met by government violence. In response, the United States expressed "deep concern" toward the Kremlin's actions.
• Virginia Governor Appointing Review Panel
  With questions persisting about Virginia Tech's security policies in the wake of Monday's shootings, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine is appointing an independent panel to review the shootings and their aftermath. Melissa Block talks with Kaine.
• Weighing Cho's Heritage and Identity
  How American was Seung-hui Cho? Despite being a South Korean national living in America, his upbringing, and his problems, were distinctly American.
• Democrats Stymied in Push for Lower Drug Costs
  Democrats couldn't muster the 60 votes needed to get the Senate to consider whether the federal government, as well as private insurers, should be allowed to negotiate cheaper drugs under Medicare. That makes it a bit harder to deliver on election promises.
• Cho Investigation Draws a Twisted Profile
  A dark portrait is emerging of the gunman blamed for the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Seung-hui Cho had previously been accused of harassing two female students at Virginia Tech and had been taken to a mental health facility in 2005 after an acquaintance worried he might be suicidal.
• Kitty Carlisle Hart, Stage Legend, Dies at 96
  Actress Kitty Carlisle Hart, whose long career spanned Broadway, opera, television and film, including the classic Marx Brothers movie A Night at the Opera has died at age 96.
• Large Car Bombs Kill at Least 170 in Iraqi Capital
  In Baghdad on Wedesday, at least five car bombs killed as many as 170 people and left 200 more injured. The bloodshed posed new questions about the two-month-old, U.S.-led security crackdown in that city, which was supposed to prevent such attacks.
• How Universities Can Help Mentally Ill Students
  Michele Norris talks with Dr. Russ Federman, director of counseling at the University of Virginia. He'll talk about how universities can deal with students that exhibit mental health problems.

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