Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Pawlenty takes over as head of governors association
  In the year the National Governors Association turns 100, Gov. Tim Pawlenty has moved into the chairman's role. Energy tops his agenda.4:50 p.m.
• Dairy farmers enjoy high prices
  Dairy farmers are currently being paid some of the highest prices they've ever seen for milk. But consumers are paying higher prices at the grocery store.5:20 p.m.
• Edina girl injured in pool accident could go home this week
  The parents of the 6-year-old Edina girl injured in a pool accident say their daughter could be released for Minneapolis Children's Hospital by the end of this week. Abigail Taylor was injured June 29 when she sat over an open drain in a wading pool at the Minneapolis Golf Club.5:24 p.m.
• Illustrator says goodbye to Harry Potter series
  Mary GrandPre grew up in Bloomington and was living in St. Paul when she began illustrating the U.S. version of Harry Potter books. As such, she's had advanced knowledge about the books, including how the series finally ends.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Questions from YouTube Frame Democrats' Debate
  Democratic presidential candidates face off in a debate Monday night in Charleston, S.C. The debate breaks new ground because the questions were submitted by people via the Web site YouTube.
• Kosovo Leaders Meet Rice on Province's Status
  Kosovo will be independent, but not quite yet – that's the message the Bush administration gave a group of Kosovo politicians Monday in Washington, D.C. Now another period of diplomacy begins in a final attempt at an international agreement on Kosovo's future.
• Theories Tying Human Health, Climate Gain Ground
  Physician Paul Epstein has been trying to get people interested in climate change since the early 1990s. Given what would happen if he didn't treat a patient at the outset of an illness, he says, we have to act now to help the Earth — before it's too late.
• New Music from the Gulf States' King of Khaleeji
  Recent decades have seen a rise in music from the Gulf states in the Middle East. The musical style is called khaleeji, and the king of that music — Mohammed Abdo – recently released a live album, Al Amaken.
• Eskimo-Indian Olympics Capture Native Traditions
  Alaska's World Eskimo-Indian Olympics moved to Anchorage last week, after 45 years in Fairbanks. The games include events such as the Alaskan high kick, the seal hop and the ear pull, many of which are rooted in traditional Eskimo practices.
• Earmarks Stall Legislation in the House
  The House is having trouble moving appropriations bills with the usual earmarks — legislative hooks that lawmakers use to get funding for projects back home. Anti-deficit activists sometimes cooperate with other activists to expose and embarrass the lawmakers involved.
• Senate Earmarks Especially Contentious This Year
  The Senate has its own earmark culture. While there have been fewer shouting matches and physical confrontations than in the House, the issue is much more contentious in this year's appropriations process.
• Symptoms of Global Warming in Northern Alaska
  Shifting ice floes, melting permafrost, buckling roads and an increase in insects are signs of climate change throughout Alaska. Melissa Block has been traveling the state and has this update from Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost settlement in the United States.
• Secularists Wary of Turkish Party's Roots in Islam
  The Justice and Development Party's win in Turkey's elections has secularists nervous, as the prime minister's party has roots in political Islam. Soner Cagaptay, an expert in Turkish secularism, says Turkey's brand of Islam is progress-oriented and outward-looking.
• Stats of NBA Referee Combed for Clues to Gambling
  NBA referee Tim Donaghy allegedly gambled heavily, bet on games that he worked and might have influenced the outcome of those games. Jon Campbell, editor of Covers.com, is examining Donaghy's statistics, looking for anomalies.
• Taliban Hostages Were Visiting With Christian Group
  The 23 South Koreans captured by the Taliban in Afghanistan are still being threatened with execution, but the deadline has been delayed. The hostages are members of a church group that rented a bus in Kabul to travel on a dangerous road to Kandahar.
• A Summer in Suspension, Waiting for Life's Start
  Augusten Burroughs says The Member of the Wedding captures the magic of summer: "The pages themselves nearly sweat, and there is humidity between the lines."
• Tracing the Path of U.S.-Iran Relations
  NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr takes on the evolution of the United States' relationship with Iran.
• Attorney General Gonzales Refuses to Resign
  Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has released 26 pages of testimony he plans to deliver Tuesday at a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The embattled Cabinet member says he will resist calls for his resignation.
• U.S. on al-Qaida in Pakistan: No Options Off Table
  The National Intelligence Estimate shows that al-Qaida is growing stronger, and the situation in Pakistan is losing stability. The White House says it won't rule out military activity: "There are no options that are off the table."

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