Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Mining giant Cleveland Cliffs gets bigger with merger
  Minnesota's biggest mining company has just gotten bigger. Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs has announced a merger that will add dozens of coal mines to its portfolio.4:44 p.m.
• Judge refuses to change protest route for RNC
  A federal judge has denied a group of protesters' request for a new march route during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul.5:21 p.m.
• McCain lays out his plans for education
  In an address before the NAACP today, presumptive Republican nominee John McCain talked about his plan for education.5:24 p.m.
• Shakeup at the Southern Theater
  A shakeup in leadership at the Southern Theater in Minneapolis has artists who use the space concerned about the future.5:26 p.m.
• Minnesota Slowdown: Tracing the roots of a sliding economy
  It was only about 10 months ago that talk of a recession in this country started heating up. But the beginnings of the slowdown in Minnesota can be traced back several years, to a time when the state was adding thousands of jobs a month, and gas was less than $2.50 a gallon.5:30 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Black Conservatives Grapple With Pull Of Obama
  Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams talks about the state of blacks in the Republican Party. Williams says though Sen. John McCain made a good speech at the NAACP convention, the GOP presidential hopeful faces an uphill battle with black voters.
• Canada Reacts To Guantanamo Video
  The video of the interrogation of Canadian detainee Omar Khadr at Guantanamo Bay became public Tuesday. Colin Freeze, a reporter at The Globe and Mail in Toronto, says the Canadian government is of the view that the U.S. legal system must take its course.
• Detroit's Woes Mount
  While Detroit is experiencing something of a revival these days, any gains are in sharp contrast with the political gridlock in the city. The mayor has been charged with multiple felonies and the FBI is looking into a possible money-for-votes scheme involving the city council. Noah Ovshinsky reports from Detroit Public Radio.
• Deployment Hurts Business Owners
  The U.S. military has relied heavily on National Guard and Reserve forces to meet the demands of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of these troops are small-business owners. Congress is trying to alleviate their situation. reports from KPLU with Northwest News Network.
• GOP: Go Slow On Fannie, Freddie
  Republicans are resisting efforts to rush a government rescue of home mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into the housing bill. Republican lawmakers want hearings and debate, and to know how much taxpayers will be paying.
• Mullen May Back More Iraq Cuts
  The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, has said more U.S. troops could be coming home from Iraq before the end of the year. Citing improved security, he said he expects in the fall to recommend a reduction in the number of soldiers.
• Black Republican Has Message For McCain
  Ken Blackwell, the former Ohio secretary of state, was one of the few black Republicans in the crowd when Sen. John McCain spoke to the NAACP convention. He says McCain has to advance an authentic agenda in the interest of all Americans, including African-Americans.
• McCain Courts NAACP
  GOP presidential hopeful John McCain has told the NAACP he will expand educational opportunities, partly through vouchers for low-income children to attend private school. His comments came at the annual convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
• Actress Chronicles Year Following Oprah's Advice
  Chicago actress Robyn Okrant, or LO, has taken it upon herself to find out the answer to "What would Oprah do?" She's spending a year following the advice Oprah Winfrey dispenses on television, her magazine and her radio show. She is blogging about her experience.
• U.S. Unveils New Rule On Airplane Fuel Tanks
  The Department of Transportation has announced new rules to increase the safety of fuel tanks on airliners. The regulations will add considerable cost and will apply to new planes as well as existing ones. The airlines have nine years to comply.
• Russian Satellite Debris Poses Hazard
  NASA is tracking some 500 pieces of debris from a Russian spy satellite that mysteriously exploded in March. Since then, it has broken up twice, including last month. Some of the pieces have come close to the international space station.
• Bartering Gains Steam
  If you're a small-business owner and can't afford that new air conditioner, there is an alternative: barter. Barter networks have popped up all over. Mike Krane, president of Green Apple Barter Services in Pittsburgh, says people can barter everything from breast implants to flat-roof repairs.
• Consumer Prices Spike
  Soaring energy and food prices have sent inflation up at the fastest rate in nearly two decades. The U.S. Labor Department says the consumer price index increased 1.1 percent in June. Meanwhile, energy prices rose by 6.6 percent.
• McCain Walks Tightrope On Immigration
  John McCain has long been the GOP presidential contender with the best shot of winning Latino voters, because he's long argued for a path to citizenship in any overhaul of immigration laws. But lately, he is also emphasizing border security to appeal to his party's conservatives.
• Paul Goldstein's Patently Thrilling Legal Drama
  A Patent Lie, the new novel by Paul Goldstein, trumps John Grisham's work in every way — character, setting, plot and prose — and gives readers interested in the drama of a high-value legal case a great reward for their attention.

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