Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• First Guard troops arrive in Wisconsin
  The smell of green grass and humidity were just some of the things Minnesota National Guard troops appreciated as they stepped off a plane in central Wisconsin after serving more than a year in Iraq.5:20 p.m.
• Nautilus joins year-long theater marathon
  The St. Paul-based Nautilus Music-Theater is one of hundreds of theater companies across the country participating in a year-long floating theater festival. They're staging the work of a writer who challenged herself to write a play a day for an entire year.5:54 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Feds Cite Epoxy in Big Dig's Fatal Ceiling Collapse
  The National Transportation Safety Bureau laid blame Tuesday for last year's Big Dig ceiling collapse in Boston that killed a motorist. Officials said the wrong epoxy was used to secure the ceiling panel, and pointed the finger at designers and inspectors.
• Pulitzer-Winning Cartoonist Killed in Car Crash
  Doug Marlette, a Pulitzer-winning cartoonist, was killed Tuesday in a car crash in Mississippi. Marlette's editorial cartoons and his comic strip, "Kudzu," are syndicated worldwide. He was 57 years old.
• No Trial Date for R. Kelly — Five Years After Charges
  It has been five years since singer R. Kelly was charged with child pornography for allegedly videotaping sex acts with an underage teen. The performer was just in court for another status hearing, but no trial date has been set.
• Senate Renews Push for Iraq Withdrawal Deadlines
  Senate debate on the Iraq war began in earnest Tuesday as Democrats called for troop withdrawals. Democratic leaders introduced an amendment ordering withdrawals by April 30, 2008. Sen. John McCain, just back from Iraq, gave a floor speech saying precipitous withdrawal would be a disaster.
• Vegas' Green 'Flash' Could Cost Nevada Millions
  A Nevada state assemblywoman had an idea in a flash: Encourage green building in Las Vegas by offering a tax break — of 50 percent. Three years later, her "flash of inspiration" could cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars.
• Execution in China Highlights Rash of Scandals
  The former head of China's Food and Drug Administration was put to death for approving untested medicines, highlighting a series of environmental and industrial scandals in China, and growing pressure on the government to change.
• Ex-Surgeon General Says Administration Interfered
  Former Surgeon General Richard Carmona — backed by two former surgeons general — told a House Committee on Tuesday that the Bush administration's political interference in his activities badly hindered his ability to do his job.
• McCain's Top Advisers Quit Campaign
  Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), having returned from a visit to Iraq, gives his impressions of the war on the Senate floor. Meantime, his longtime top two advisers quit his presidential effort, the latest blow to a campaign that has been struggling.
• Songs about Feet, Math, Baseball: New Kids' Music
  Kids' music blogger Stefan Shepherd weighs in on some of the new music for children that has been catching his ear. Shepherd reviews kids and family music "worth sharing" at Zooglobble.com.
• Cleric's Death at Red Mosque Fuels Violence
  Violence at the Red Mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan, continues after cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi is found to have been killed. Militants continue to hold hostages. When might the fighting end?
• Sprinting for Grease Pits, and Other Tornado Tales
  Residents of the middle of the United States might take for granted that summer is tornado season, but for commentator Harriet Brown, a transplanted Northeasterner, it took a little getting used to.
• Expert Assesses Iraqis' Benchmark Efforts
  Dr. Anthony Cordesman, who holds the Arleigh Burke Chair in Strategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., examines efforts to sideline militias and bring Iraq under the control of the government in Baghdad.
• Execution Slated Despite Recanted Testimonies
  Troy Davis — a black man convicted of killing a white police officer — is scheduled to be executed by the state of Georgia this month, despite most of the witnesses recanting their testimony and implicating another man.
• Long Waits Slow New Orleans Recovery
  The biggest difference between New Orleans and the rest of the country — and the main reason the storm recovery is so slow, according to some locals — is that there are long waits for everything. Whether it's for an insurance settlement, government aid, a contractor, or even a doctor's appointment, weeks-long waits turn into months, and frustrations grow.
• White House to Report on Iraqis' Progress
  With a key report on Iraq soon due from the White House, it's a good time to take measure of the Iraqi government's progress in meeting 18 military and political benchmarks set by Congress, and to assess Iraqi laws aimed at political reconciliation.

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