Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Ventura says he hasn't decided yet on Senate run
  Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura is shooting down media reports that he's already decided whether to run for U.S. Senate.4:45 p.m.
• Northwest cuts 2,500 jobs
  The Eagan-based carrier says it will also begin charging fees to check luggage. Northwest says the actions are necessary because of high fuel prices.5:20 p.m.
• Rybak opposes bus fare increase
  A proposal to raise fares on Metro Transit buses and trains is under fire from Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. Rybak told Metropolitan Council officials at a public hearing today the hike will hurt transit ridership.5:24 p.m.
• White Earth purchases tribal teen treatment center
  The White Earth Band of Ojibwe is moving forward with plans to create a chemical dependency and mental health treatment center for Indian kids.5:50 p.m.
• Checking the progress of the 35W bridge
  The span of the new 35W bridge over the Mississippi is almost complete. MPR's Tom Crann checked in with the manager of the project to see how it's progressing.5:54 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Makers Of Katrina Trailers Testify
  Manufacturers of the trailers purchased by FEMA for emergency housing of Katrina victims testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform committee. The panel wants to know when they knew the formaldehyde in the trailers could be harmful.
• Mixed Signals On Iran Attack
  The chatter about a U.S. or Israeli attack on Iran has been intensifying though President Bush emphasizes he will pursue diplomacy. But there are many in Israel who want to use military force as do some within the Bush administration.
• Senate Approves Medicare Measure
  Senators have approved legislation that would void a 10-point-6 percent pay cut for doctors treating Medicare patients. Senator Ted Kennedy, who has been recovering from a brain tumor, made a surprising return to Capitol Hill and cast a crucial "aye" vote.
• Obama In U-Turn On Daughters' TV Appearance
  Barack Obama says he was "carried away in the moment" when he let his daughters be interviewed on television. Richard Wolffe, senior White House Correspondent for Newsweek, says the Obamas may have crossed their own line by allowing the interview.
• Pentagon To Review Air Force Tanker Bid
  Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday ordered a complete review of the bidding process that gave a $40 billion contract to build Air Force refueling tankers to a team led by Northrop Grumman Corp. and the European company Airbus instead of Boeing.
• Obama Ad Attempts To Reintroduce Democrat
  Barack Obama's new biographical ad introduces him to audiences that know little about his background. Jonathan Martin, a senior political writer for Politico, says it's an attempt to reassure middle class white voters he's no different from them.
• Letters: 'Goodnight Bush,' 'I Kissed A Girl'
  Melissa Block and Michele Norris read from listeners' e-mails — including feedback on our coverage of the book Goodnight Bush and the pop hit I Kissed a Girl.
• U.S. To Delay Transfer Of Iraq's Anbar Province
  The handover of Anbar Province, a former insurgent stronghold west of Baghdad, has been postponed. A new date for the transfer is likely to be discussed during a meeting between tribal sheikhs and the U.S. military July 12.
• New FISA Bill Dramatic Departure From Old Law
  The Senate has passed a new version of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. National security expert Suzanne Spaulding says the new bill adds to the old law and is a dramatic departure from the legal framework the old law set up.
• 7 Peacekeepers Killed In Darfur Ambush
  Seven peacekeepers from a joint U.N.-African Union force have been killed and 22 wounded in an attack in Sudan's Darfur region. The peacekeepers were killed when their unit was ambushed by more than 200 gunmen on Tuesday.
• Senate OKs FISA Bill, Immunity For Telecom Firms
  The Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that protects telecommunications companies from liability for participating in the warrantless domestic spying program begun after the Sept. 11 attacks. The president is expected to sign the bill.
• AMA To Apologize For Past Discrimination
  The American Medical Association plans to apologize for past discrimination against minority physicians. The group did not take a stand against discrimination by state medical societies — including the exclusion of African-Americans — until the 1960s.
• Glass Beads From Moon Hint Of Watery Past
  New analysis of tiny beads of volcanic glass collected by Apollo astronauts suggest the moon once contained enough water to fill the Caribbean Sea. The finding raises new questions about how the moon was born.
• GOP Hold On Cuban-Americans Slipping?
  This year, three Cuban-American Republican congressmen face tough re-election battles — one from a fellow Cuban-American who's a popular Democratic mayor. It's evidence that the political preferences of Cuban-Americans, long a bedrock GOP voting bloc, may be shifting.
• Salmonella Scare Hurts Calif. Tomato Growers
  Even though the Food and Drug Administration never suspected California tomatoes in a recent salmonella outbreak, the scare has affected California growers, who are just starting to harvest their tomatoes.

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