Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Climate bill still faces tough road, despite Peterson's support
  A national climate bill took a big step forward today when U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., announced a deal on agricultural issues in the package.5:20 p.m.
• U of M regents approve job cuts, alcohol ban
  The University of Minnesota's governing body today approved a budget that will eliminate jobs on campus and hike tuition for students.5:24 p.m.
• Summer camp helps soldiers' kids adjust
  A summer camp in Hudson, Wis. is helping provide a bit of normalcy for kids whose military parents have been deployed overseas.5:54 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• In Iran, Is Mullah Rule On Its Way Out?
  For demonstrators in Tehran, the immediate flash point seemed to be a presidential election they regard as stolen. But NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr says that, in a larger sense, we may be witnessing a stage in the decline of the theocratic state.
• Fed Takes On Unprecedented Role
  The Federal Reserve has flooded the economy with more than a trillion dollars to keep interest rates low. It has also invented a variety of special programs to address the credit crisis, making money available for a variety of consumer and business loans.
• Public View Of Health Care Same As In Clinton Era
  In a poll looking at public attitudes toward health care, pollster Stan Greenberg found something startling: The results were almost identical to a poll he conducted on the issue when he worked for the Clinton White House. Greenberg, chair and CEO of Greenberg, Quinlan Rosner Research, says the public wants change, but it wants to ensure it is the right kind of change.
• Amid Iran Protests, Rumors Of Power Struggle
  Rumors are swirling of a power struggle unfolding within Iran's ruling elite, amounting to a direct and unprecedented challenge to the authority of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The unrest is raising questions as to whether the supreme leader will remain supreme once the current crisis passes.
• South Carolina's Governor Admits Affair
  South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, in an emotional news conference Wednesday, admitted he had been having an affair with a woman from Argentina. The married father of four, whose whereabouts had been the object of intense speculation since last week, also resigned as chairman of the Republican Governors' Association.
• Oscars Doubling Best Picture Nominees
  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided Wednesday to double the number of Best Picture nominees from five to 10. Sid Ganis, president of the academy, explains the move.
• One Question To Obama, One Heck Of A Backlash
  When President Obama called on Huffington Post blogger Nico Pitney during Tuesday's news conference, he set off criticism from mainstream news organizations. There have been charges that the question was a plant or, at the least, a departure from protocol.
• Iran's Pro-Reform Leader Examined
  The man protesters in Iran are supporting, Mir Hossein Mousavi, is a former prime minister and foreign minister. He is an architect by training and a painter. Joe Klein of Time magazine and former Iranian Deputy Prime Minister Mohsen Sazegara offer their insight on Mousavi.
• Fresh Violence Reported In Iran
  There were reports Wednesday of fresh clashes between protesters and riot police in Tehran. Meanwhile, Iran's supreme leader criticized the protesters who are challenging the results of the June 12 presidential election.
• South Pole Rescue Doctor Dies
  In 1999, Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald was the only doctor at a remote research station in Antarctica when she diagnosed and treated her own breast cancer. Nielsen Fitzgerald died Wednesday at age 57.
• Report: Saudi Royals May Have Financed Militants
  Documents obtained by The New York Times suggest members of the Saudi royal family may have provided financial support to extremists, including al-Qaida, in the run-up to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. The documents are part of an ongoing legal effort by Sept. 11 families to hold Saudi Arabia and the royal family accountable for the attacks. New York Times reporter Eric Lichtblau offers his insight.
• Political Fallout Of Sanford Admission Examined
  South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted he had been having an affair with a woman from Argentina and resigned as chairman of the Republican Governors Association. What is the political fallout from the revelation?
• A Little Flute Music To Warm The Cave
  Archaeologists have unearthed the world's oldest musical instruments: flutes. These vulture-bone flutes no doubt helped warm our ancestors' spirits as they pushed north into Europe's hostile Ice Age conditions.
• 'Lone Wolf' Killers Hard To Catch
  A lone wolf is what the FBI calls a killer who comes out of nowhere, with no links to terrorist or extremist groups. Trying to stop a lone wolf attack — such as the recent deadly shooting at the Holocaust museum — requires a mix of good luck and foresight.
• Todd Snider: Songs For The Unprepared
  Singer-songwriter Todd Snider promises that his new album, The Excitement Plan, is "your surefire cure for the hard times." He guarantees it right there in the liner notes. In the midst of personal struggle with addiction, rehab and depression, he finds the humorous upside to the downside of life.

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