Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Republicans vie to fill Kennedy's House seat
  Rep. Mark Kennedy has set his sights on the U.S. Senate, and there is a heated race underway for the Republican endorsement to take his place in Congress.4:50 p.m.
• U of M, Vikings stadiums advance at Capitol
  The lone DFL opponent switched his vote on the Gopher bill, saying he's worried that further efforts to get the bill out of committee would make the funding plan even worse.5:18 p.m.
• A scorecard on the stadium debate
  The stadium debate at the Capitol grows more confusing by the day. Earlier in the session it seemed as though the Twins stadium plan would have smooth sailing. But the Senate Taxes Committee has been proposing big changes to the stadium proposals.5:23 p.m.
• Northwest pilots approve pay-cut deal
  Northwest Airlines Corp. pilots approved a package of deep pay cuts and other concessions that the bankrupt carrier said it needs to reorganize. About 63 percent of Northwest's 4,800 pilots voted to approve the pact.5:43 p.m.
• A movie whose women are strong, its men, good-looking
  Robert Altman's new movie, "A Prairie Home Companion," gets its local premiere tonight at an invitation-only screening at the Fitzgerald Theater, where the movie is set. Will the film make a splash next to all the summer blockbusters?5:48 p.m.
• Rowley says jury made right decision in Moussaoui case
  The FBI agent at the center of the arrest of Zacarias Moussaoui said the jury in his case made a good decision to give him life in prison.6:15 p.m.
• Hollywood comes to St. Paul
  Saint Paul hosts a Hollywood-style movie premiere Wednesday night, as the stars of A Prairie Home Companion returned to the Fitzgerald Theater to see the film's debut.6:24 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• As Climates Warm, Ecosystems Get Out of Sync
  As the world gets hotter, plants and animals have been trying to adjust by changing when they bloom, migrate, molt, and breed. For some species, these adjustments come off nicely and for others they don't. One European bird's chicks now hatch at a time of year when there's not much around for Mom to feed them.
• Sago Mine Rescuer Admits Giving False Hope
  A rescuer testifying at a public hearing into West Virginia's Sago mine disaster admits to mistakenly saying the trapped miners were alive, when in fact the sole survivor had been located. The rescuer nearly broke down while describing finding the dead miners.
• Lerner Group Wins Bid for Nationals Baseball Team
  Washington-area developer Theodore Lerner will become the owner of the Washington Nationals baseball team, says Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig. Lerner will pay around $450 million for the team once known as the Montreal Expos.
• No Model Client: Moussaoui's Lawyer Speaks
  The sentence of life in prison for Zacarias Moussaoui is considered a win for the defense team, which had a difficulty overcoming their client's erratic courtroom behavior. Michele Norris talks with attorney Anne Chapman, who was part of Moussaoui's defense team.
• Drink Makers Pledge to Cut Soft-Drink Sales in Schools
  Beverage makers and the William Clinton Foundation announce a plan to stop the sale of full-calorie sodas at public schools nationwide by 2010. Under the deal, only water, unsweetened juice and low-fat milk will be sold in lower grades and only diet sodas will be sold in high schools.
• School Nutritionist Weighs Juices, Sodas
  Michele Norris talks with Dr. Madelyn Fernstrom, director of the Weight Management Center at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Fernstrom will clue us in about which juices are actually good for you, and which ones are no better than sodas.
• 'All Things Considered' Turns 35
  Today marks the 35th anniversary of the All Things Considered show.
• Mexican Senate Passes Drug Legalization Law
  Mexican President Vicente Fox faced a choice of whether to sign into law a bill decriminalzing possession of small amounts of drugs. Proponents says the law will empower law enforcement to focus on major drug trafficking. Robert Siegel talks with Sam Enriquez of The Los Angeles Times.
• Iraqi Parliament Holds Session on Ethics and Conduct
  Iraq's new parliament holds a brief meeting in Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone, the legislature's second session. The meeting focused on internal codes of conduct. Representatives are confident that Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki will form his government before the May 22 deadline.
• The Trial of Moussaoui, the Fight Against Terrorism
  The verdict of life in prison for confessed al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui comes more than four years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Robert Siegel talks with Jamie S. Gorelick, former member of the 9/11 Commission. Gorelick says that Moussaoui's testimony -- that he was meant to fly a fifth plane into the White House with Richard Reid -- does not match up with the evidence she reviewed.
• Pandemic Would Put Homeland Security in Charge
  The White House releases details of its plan to keep the economy and government from shutting down during a flu pandemic. The plan puts the Department of Homeland Security in charge of government operations during a pandemic, giving a secondary role to the nation's public-health agency, the Department of Health and Human Services. The plan may also outline what steps businesses should be taking to prepare for a worst-case scenario, in which one-third or more of the U.S. work force could be idled by illness at the peak of a pandemic.
• Federal Jury Votes to Spare Moussaoui's Life
  A federal jury in Alexandria, Va., sentences Zacarias Moussaoui to spend the rest of his life in prison on charges that he was a conspirator in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Moussaoui, who confessed to being part of al-Qaida, is the only person charged in the United States in connection to the attacks.
• Playing a Despised Terrorist: 'United 93'
  Michele Norris talks with actor Omar Berdouni, who plays one of the hijackers in the movie United 93. Berdouni says playing a radical Muslim hijacker was a stretch for him; he's Moroccan-born and Western-educated. He almost turned down the role because he was worried about Hollywood's tendency to stereotype Arabs.
• Neutrinos: A Cursed Subatomic Particle?
  An experiment confirms that a weird tribe of particles known as neutrinos actually change from one form into another as they journey about the cosmos. Neutrinos seem to pass through any object. If that's really the case, are neutrinos cursed to wander the universe in solitude forever?
• Minuteman Tour Counts on Black Audiences
  The Minuteman Project launches a cross-country caravan to work against illegal immigration. The group's latest strategy includes courting supporters among African Americans who are concerned about losing jobs to illegal immigrants.

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