Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• The answer is not that simple
  Every school day, as many as 300,000 Minnesota teenagers stream through the doors of one of the state's 450 high schools. These buildings are their gateways to either college or the workforce, and the rest of their lives. Is high school preparing them for the world that awaits?4:35 p.m.
• Crime rides the bus
  A Metro Transit bus shooting early Sunday morning has some riders on edge. A sampling of rider attitudes at St. Paul bus stops reveals a sharp split. Some say they feel safe waiting for and riding buses. Other's are worried about the crime they observe.5:20 p.m.
• House DFLers unveil tax bill
  The bill increases taxes on Minnesota's highest earners and uses the money to give homeowners a property tax break. The governor has made no secret of his plans to veto a tax increase.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Wolfowitz Case Offers Test of Multilateralism
  World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz faces unprecedented pressure to resign his position. What's at stake here, analysts say, is the Bush administration's commitment to multilateralism. Critics say it's time for the World Bank's leader-selection process to be opened up, so that non-U.S. citizens could be considered for the post.
• Reid: Iraq Problems Are Presidential, Not Military
  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) says that the failure of the war in Iraq has been "presidential" rather than military. Next week, President Bush is expected to veto a supplemental funding bill from Congress that will likely include a timetable for withdrawal.
• A Reporter's Memories of Writer David Halberstam
  Journalist David Halberstam died early Monday at 73. He was in a car crash near San Francisco. As a young reporter in Vietnam for The New York Times in the 1960s, Halberstam accused U.S. military briefers for giving misleading, overly encouraging accounts of the war.
• Iraqi Leader Breaks with U.S. Plan for Security Wall
  A clash has broken out between Iraq's prime minister and U.S. leaders in Iraq over a three-mile-long concrete wall around a troubled neighborhood on the north side of Baghdad. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, on a visit to Cairo, called for the project to stop.
• Landis Used Banned Substance, Lab Tests Say
  Newly tested urine samples from Floyd Landis' Tour de France victory confirm the presence of banned testosterone, according to a French news report. Landis is fighting his positive drug test results from the race he won last year. The samples were re-tested at a French lab — but Landis says his expert witness was barred from the lab.
• Utah Institutes Parental Consent for Tanning Beds
  Utah teenagers under the age of 18 must now get their parents' permission to visit a tanning salon, a change prompted by growing concern about the dangers of sun exposure to young people. Utah, which ranks in the top five in per capita deaths from melanoma, is joining 26 other states that regulate teenagers' use of tanning beds.
• Bush Renews Veto Threat of Congress' Iraq Bill
  President Bush has renewed his vow to veto any funding for the Iraq war if Congress attaches a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops. But before the day was out, Democratic leaders on the Hill had announced their bill would set a nonbinding target date of April 1, 2008.
• The Man Who Reshaped the Shot Put
  Shot-putter Parry O'Brien died Saturday at 75. O'Brien, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in shot put, is credited with revolutionizing shot put technique. In the 1950s, he introduced a 180-degree turn to the throw, allowing him to throw the shot greater distances.
• In Praise of Normal Kids
  Commentator Ayelet Waldman used to be envious of parents who had "gifted children." But lately, she's learned to embrace the average, normal child. And that's lucky: She is the mother of four of them.
• Today's Russia, Putin Shaped by Yeltsin's Hand
  Strobe Talbott, the architect of U.S. policies toward Russia during the Clinton administration, says that late Russian president Boris Yeltsin stood up to the worst of Russia's Soviet past, moving the country toward an open society. Yeltsin also helped Vladimir Putin to become president, Talbott says.
• Yeltsin Led Russia in a Rough Transformation
  Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, the man once hailed as Russia's bold political reformer, has died at 76. For nine years, Yeltsin served as Russia's first freely elected president, engineering the end of the Soviet Union and a turn to democracy and a market economy. But Yeltsin's support also eroded.
• Washington Post Leader Defends NYT Co. on Stocks
  Donald Graham, president and CEO of the Washington Post Co., wrote in defense of the New York Times Co. on Monday, after shareholders called for the Times to cease its practice of having two classes of common stock — one class for the insiders who pick most of the directors, and a second for outside investors.
• Bush Finds Bright Side to Lame Duck Status
  President Bush is facing the scandals of his second term with what can be called "lame duck advantage" - that is, not having to worry about getting votes.
• Va. Tech Students Attend Memorial, and Class
  One week after deadly shootings at Virginia Tech that killed 33 people, students and faculty returned to campus and to the classroom. The day was a mix of emotions, as the school's community sought to move forward with the remainder of the semester while still grieving those who died.
• Large Turnout Sets Up France's Left-Right Runoff
  Robert Siegel talks with Jean Le Sieur, executive producer for news magazines and talk shows at France 24 news channel, about the first round of presidential elections in France. Segolene Royal and Nicolas Sarkozy emerged victorious over the weekend. Le Sieur says the most remarkable outcome is the high level of voter turnout.

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