Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Homeless will have a front row seat to the RNC
  Catholic Charities says it will keep its Dorothy Day Center open around the clock, and offer additional services to the homeless, in the shadow of next month's Republican National Convention.5:21 p.m.
• Ramsey County workhouse inmates possibly exposed to TB
  A former inmate of the Ramsey County workhouse has tested positive for active tuberculosis, and health officials are looking for people who may have been exposed to that person while at the facility.5:25 p.m.
• Record floods have government promoting flood insurance
  After two years of devestating floods in the upper Midwest, the federal government is trying to get more people to buy flood insurance. FEMA payouts are not adequate to completely rebuild a destroyed home or business, but many people in flood-prone areas don't know that insurance is available to them.5:50 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Georgia Defeats Russia In Beach Volleyball
  An Olympic beach volleyball match today pitted Georgia against Russia — that as political tensions between the two countries remain high. The Georgian team won the contest, but Russia cried foul. The Georgians, it seems, are Brazilian.
• Bush Sends Rice, Aid To Show Support For Georgia
  President Bush is sending Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Georgia. He is also sending U.S. planes and naval vessels with humanitarian aid. The Bush administration urged Russia to clear the way for the aid shipments and pull its forces back.
• Age Of Chinese Women Gymnasts Questioned
  Allegations have surfaced that several members of the gold medal-winning Chinese women's gymnastics team are less than 16, the legal age to compete. Dwight Normile, a former gymnast and editor of International Gymnast magazine, says many in the sport ignore age violations.
• EPA Ethanol Ruling Irks Texas Governor
  Earlier this year, Texas Gov. Rick Perry asked the Environmental Protection Agency for a one-year waiver to cut the federal ethanol requirement for gasoline. The EPA said no. Perry says demand for ethanol has affected food prices in the U.S.
• Despite Cease-Fire, Russia Remains In Georgia
  Hours after it agreed to a provisional cease-fire with Georgia, Russia has demonstrated its military can freely move across Georgian territory. The authority of the Georgian government doesn't extend much beyond the capital, Tblisi.
• Putin Still Holds Power In Russia
  When Vladimir Putin stepped down as president and named Dmitiri Medvedev his successor, there were questions over who would hold power in Russia. No longer. The past week's events have made clear Russia is still under Putin's control.
• Colorful Steeplechaser Goes For Olympic Bronze
  The top U.S. steeplechaser, Anthony Famiglietti, says he hopes to win a bronze in Beijing. Why not gold? Because he doesn't cheat and says some of his competitors do. He credits his success to no longer eating pizza twice a day.
• New Poll Shows Obama Losing Ground
  A new poll shows the Republican base is united behind John McCain, and that Barack Obama is slipping. The Pew Research Center's Andrew Kohut says the two candidates are even in their race for the White House. He notes the focus on Obama hasn't helped the Democrat.
• U.S. Has Few Options With Russia
  Although Russia has agreed to a cease-fire in Georgia, it is likely continue to strengthen its hold over the two enclaves of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The United States has very few options in the conflict, except to condemn Russia's actions in the Caucasus.
• Letters: 'Tropic Thunder' Protest
  Listeners respond to the interview Tuesday with Tim Shriver, chairman of the Special Olympics, about his group's call for a boycott of the new Hollywood comedy Tropic Thunder. He said the film's use of the word "retard" qualifies as hate speech, and that generated mixed reactions.
• Swift Boat Book Publisher Targets Obama
  Four years ago, Jerome Corsi published a book Unfit for Command, attacking the presidential candidacy of John Kerry. The book gave rise to the term Swift boating. Corsi has now written a book about Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
• Georgia Conflict May Be Part Of Larger Russian Plan
  Some observers feel the conflict with Georgia is a test run by Russia. Volodymyr Kulyk, a senior research fellow at the Institute of the Political and Ethnic Studies at the National Academy of Science of Ukraine, says Russia is trying to teach all post-Soviet states a lesson.
• Dolphin Kick Gives Swimmers Edge
  If you've been watching the Olympics, you've probably seen swimmers finishing dives and coming off turns with a whiplike underwater kick. The so-called dolphin kick can give swimmers an extra surge in the water.
• New Reports Says Military Ignoring Brain Research
  A new National Academy of Sciences report says the U.S. military intelligence community isn't adequately prepared to assess what's going on in brain science around the world. It says there could be significant advances that can have military uses.
• Kirkuk A Flashpoint For Ethnic Divisions In Iraq
  Kurds, Arabs and Turkmen each claim the oil-rich northern city as their own. Tensions have stalled plans for provincial elections, and some Iraqi leaders say they'd rather shed blood than compromise over Kirkuk's future.

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