Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• The Twin Cities bass foundation
  Veteran Minneapolis musician Gordon Johnson has a reputation for being the Twin Cities' go-to jazz bassist. He's admired by fellow musicians and fans for his versatility and impeccable playing, and has just released his latest CD, "GJ4."4:45 p.m.
• Long line is fine for Obama faithful
  Officials estimated that 30,000 to 40,000 people stood in a line that snaked through the heart of St. Paul. Many in the line said they were drawn to the event because they felt it was a chance to be part of history.5:20 p.m.
• Auditor: No basis to investigate AG Swanson
  Auditor James Nobles said Lori Swanson's accusers were credible, but they offered no evidence of any illegal activity. Nobles also suggested that Swanson, a first-term Democrat, address the management problems that are hobbling her office.5:24 p.m.
• Debate in Minneapolis over city's protest permit policy
  Members of the Minneapolis city council are at odds over a proposal to regulate public demonstrations.5:54 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Primary Analysis: Obama Gets Needed Delegates
  Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Don Goneya, David Green, Ron Elving and Mara Liasson about the Democratic race for the presidential nomination. He also speaks with Clinton's campaign chairman, Terry McAuliffe, and Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center.
• Clinton's Post-Primary Speech
  Hillary Clinton addresses supporters at Baruch College in New York City. She claims victory in South Dakota's primary and says she will "make no decisions tonight" about her future course.
• Primary Analysis
  Robert Siegel talks to E.J. Dionne, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a columnist at The Washington Post,, Matthew Continetti, the associate editor at the Weekly Standard.
• Update from Obama Camp
  The Democratic Party's primary season comes to a close on Tuesday, as voters in South Dakota and Montana got to the polls in the final two primaries. NPR's Don Gonyea talks with Melissa Block about Barack Obama's campaign.
• Penguins Fans on No Sleep After Hockey Win
  It was a marathon of a hockey game on Monday. The Pittsburgh Penguins fought back against the Detroit Red Wings to stay alive in the Stanley Cup finals. The contest went into triple overtime. Duquesne Professor Jim Webber, who stayed up well past midnight to watch the victory, talks with Robert Siegel.
• First Stop Jerusalem for Palestinian Fulbright Winner
  Osama Dawoud, an engineering instructor at the Palestine University in Gaza City, was nominated for a Fulbright scholarship to study environmental and water engineering in the United States. He can't go to the United States until he goes to the American Embassy in Jerusalem to sign the appropriate papers. Dawoud talks with Melissa Block.
• Philly Plans to Evict Boy Scouts for Policy on Gays
  This week, the city of Philadelphia begins formally evicting the local Boy Scouts of America chapter from the building it has occupied rent-free for 80 years. The city had given the local chapter until May 31 to defy the national Scouts policy against admitting gay members or start paying $200,000 a year in rent.
• Police Stop Grieving Parents' Protest in China
  On Friday, parents of children killed after schools collapsed in China were angrily planning lawsuits against the government for shoddy construction. On Tuesday, the parents were dragged from the courthouse by police, and reporters were detained inside.
• Vandals Forced to Study Poetry of Frost
  In December, more than two dozen teenagers were arrested for breaking into and vandalizing the one-time summer residence of Robert Frost. Their punishment? Attend a class about the American poet. Novelist and Middlebury College professor Jay Parini, who taught the class, talks with Robert Siegel.
• Second City Comedy Troupe Founder Sills Dies at 80
  Paul Sills, the father of modern improvisation — and co-founder of The Second City comedy troupe — has died at the age of 80. Second City has launched dozens of comedy careers. He helped start the group in 1959 with the help of producer and director Bernard Sahlins. Sahlins talks about Sills' passing.
• NGOs Step In Where Iraq Government Is Absent
  The lack of governmental support on both the local and national level in Iraq has seen the flowering of grassroots groups that privately fund all sorts of things. A group in Karrada banded together to help 400 widows and orphans. Their actions embody the threatened belief that neighbors should help neighbors.
• GM to Close Four Plants, Reevaluate Hummer Brand
  General Motors is closing four plants in North America, a move prompted by soaring gas prices and slumping sales of sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks. At the same time, GM plans a new emphasis on compact cars and is reviewing the future of the Hummer.
• U.N. World Food Crisis Talks Open
  The U.N.'s summit on the world's food crisis opens in Rome on Tuesday, with calls for reform of international agriculture. The presence of Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, however, diverts attention away from the conference itself.
• Clothier's Bulletproof Designs Merge Style, Safety
  Miguel Caballero first started making bulletproof clothes in his native Colombia in the early 1990s, when the country was awash in violence. Now, he's opened a store selling protective business suits, biker jackets and other fashions in Mexico, which has seen a huge surge in violence recently.
• Montana Voters Get Last Word in Primary Campaign
  Barbara Theroux, owner of Fact and Fiction, an independent bookstore in Missoula, Mont., offers some insight into how Montanans are reacting to all the national attention from Tuesday's primary election.

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