Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Gays and lesbians worry about discrimination in retirement
  This week, New Hampshire became the sixth state to legalize gay marriage. But many in the gay and lesbian community have another issue on their mind - what to do when they get old.4:49 p.m.
• Latest school test scores show improvements
  More than half of all high school juniors in Minnesota met the state's new requirements on a math graduation test that had many worried about whether they'd graduate.5:20 p.m.
• Why does Wisconsin lead nation in H1N1 cases?
  Wisconsin has reported 2,200 cases of H1N1 flu, the highest number in the nation. That number doesn't tell the whole story, however.5:23 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Regulating AIG: Who Fell Asleep On The Job?
  The Office of Thrift Supervision oversaw institutions that turned into some of the biggest failures of the economic crisis, from Washington Mutual to AIG. Like other regulators, the OTS courts its eventual clients, who pay the agency for making sure it follows the law.
• Fixing Social Security: A Solvable Problem
  Forecasters say in about seven years, Social Security will start paying out more in benefits to retirees than it's collecting in taxes from workers. President Obama has said the problem is straightforward — and his preferred solution is to extend Social Security taxes to higher incomes.
• Neil Young Sets New Anthology Gold Standard
  Being a Neil Young fan isn't always easy. There have been lean years, puzzling political stances and quite a few less-than-satisfying concept albums. But most fans are determined to stick it out. In many ways, the gargantuan Neil Young Archives, Vol. 1: 1963-1972 is payback.
• At Buchenwald, Obama Blasts Holocaust Deniers
  President Obama was in Germany Friday where he met with Chancellor Angela Merkel, before visiting the site of Buchenwald, the Nazi concentration camp. Later, Obama met with injured American soldiers evacuated from Iraq and Afghanistan at a U.S. military hospital in western Germany.
• Week in Politics: Obama Speech To Muslim World
  This week, President Obama made his much-anticipated speech to the Muslim world. Political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times offer their insight.
• British PM Fights For Political Survival
  British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is reshuffling his Cabinet after the shock resignation of another minister. Many ministers are standing beside Brown despite pressure on him to resign. Some are saying this could be the end for the prime minister, but others think it's more likely he carries on.
• Graduating Seniors Hope In Recession-Hit Town
  Elkhart, Ind., has become a poster child for high unemployment. Once the Recreational Vehicle capital of the world, the town's unemployment rate is now almost 18 percent. Graduating seniors at Elkhart's Central High School share their hopes, dreams and fears for the future.
• Letters: 'Hamlet' Skull
  Melissa Block and Robert Siegel take note of a listener's letter about Thursday's story that detailed actor Jude Law's use of a real skull as Yorick in the production of Hamlet.
• Planning For Retirement In Your 20s
  Two women in their 20s, both recently out of graduate school and beginning their working lives, share their plans for retirement. Susan Jacobs, 27, is about to start work at a consulting firm; Megan Halferty, 24, works a temp job at a law firm and is seeking work as a therapist.
• U.S. Outlines New Drug-War Strategy
  The Obama administration unveiled its National Southwest Border Counternarcotics Strategy Thursday in Albuquerque, N.M. Attorney General Eric Holder, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and drug czar Gil Kerlikowske were on hand to introduce the new policies, designed to coordinate federal, state and local efforts to police the border with Mexico.

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