Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• U of M budget: Tuition stable, staff layoffs looming
  There is good news and bad news in the proposed budget for the University of Minnesota: Good news for students who will see minimal tuition increases. Bad news for staff, who are facing job cuts.5:20 p.m.
• Interim replacement for gang strike force announced
  The Department of Public Safety on Friday announced the Metro Gang Strike Force will remain suspended while an investigation continues into its operations, and a temporary unit will be created in the interim.5:24 p.m.
• MIA's 'Sin and Salvation' gives glimpse at pre-Raphaelite master
  A new exhibit opening Sunday at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts offers a rare glimpse into the complicated life of a pre-Raphaelite master. William Holman Hunt's paintings of religious scenes were enormously popular in the late 19th century.5:51 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Need A Flag From Bhutan? The Flag Man Has It
  Bill Shields, known as "the Flag Man," has been selling flags out of a truck off Interstate 95 in Connecticut for nearly two decades. He has flags from every country you can think of.
• Federal Judge In Texas Faces Impeachment
  A House committee voted this week to proceed with the impeachment of Samuel Kent. Kent could become the first federal judge to be impeached in 20 years. He has admitted to sexually harassing and abusing two female staffers, and has pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice. He will serve 33 months in jail.
• Real Madrid's Fees For Soccer Stars Examined
  This week, the soccer club Real Madrid agreed to pay more than $220 million — not including salaries — for Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Brazil's Kaka. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis says the team is getting the two best players on the planet.
• Israel's Netanyahu To Deliver Major Mideast Speech
  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers what is being billed as a major address Sunday, outlining his proposals for a revival of peace talks with the Palestinians. The speech comes amid tension in relations with the Obama administration over West Bank settlements.
• TV Repairman Weighs Future Amid Digital Switch
  The transition to digital television is forcing many electronics service shops to ponder their future. Dan Meijer, who started working in the world of TV repair as a 16-year-old high school dropout, offers his insight.
• Dallas-Fort Worth Area Ill-Prepared For TV Switch
  One of the last markets to make the switch to digital TV will be Dallas-Fort Worth. It has been named one of the most likely to suffer serious problems because of its large population of low-income people and those for whom English is a second language.
• A Year After Flooding, Iowa Limps To Recovery
  A year ago, torrential rains in eastern Iowa turned what was already serious flooding into a catastrophe. The Cedar River overflowed in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, damaging thousands of homes and businesses. A year later, recovery in Cedar Rapids has been slow.
• Baghdad Neighborhood Fears Security Handover
  U.S. combat forces are due to withdraw from Iraq's cities by the end of the month, turning over responsibility to Iraqi forces. But in some Baghdad neighborhoods, people are not only afraid of insurgents, but also of the Iraqi army.
• As TV Changes To Digital, White Noise Fades Away
  A familiar sight and sound is disappearing as digital TV takes over from analog: television snow and the "white noise" that accompanies it.
• House, Senate Reach Deal On War Spending Bill
  House and Senate negotiators reached agreement on a $100 billion bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through September. Lawmakers also dropped their outright opposition to letting Guantanamo detainees enter the United States.
• Week In Politics Examined
  David Brooks of The New York Times and E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and Brookings Institution offer their insight on health care reform and the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor. Brooks and Dionne examine the week in politics.
• Letters: Musical Corrections
  In addition to listeners' letters, Michele Norris offers a couple of musical corrections, including one that proves that apparently being a tramp is sometimes a good thing.
• Iranian Voters In U.S. Sound Off On Election
  Iranians voted Friday in overwhelming numbers to pick a new president. Iranian-Americans talk about hopes for the country at a Washington polling station set up to help Iranians abroad cast their votes.
• Justices May Strike Down Part Of Voting Rights Act
  The law has been credited with breaking down barriers to minority voting, but some say its policies are unfair and outdated. According to sources, a team of Justice Department lawyers has been strategizing for weeks on a speedy response in case part of the act is invalidated.
• Dave Brubeck: An Unlikely Hit, 50 Years Strong
  In 1959, jazz pianist Dave Brubeck topped the pop charts and shook up the notion of rhythm in jazz with an odd-metered song called "Take Five." On the occasion of its golden anniversary and a new reissue of Time Out, Brubeck explains why it was such a hit.

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