Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Bush declares federal emergency at Minn. bridge collapse
  Officials are now stepping up efforts to remove debris from the site of the bridge collapse. Gov. Pawlenty is moving closer to calling a special session of the Legislature to deal with bridge costs, as well as flood relief for southeastern Minnesota.5:20 p.m.
• Searchers find body of missing flood victim
  Jered Lorenz, 37, left a party Saturday night, driving home on a township road. His empty car was found Sunday near Rush Creek, north of I-90.5:55 p.m.
• Embattled Mandernach quits Health Department post
  DFL legislators called for her resignation in June after her department acknowledged it waited a year before releasing details on the cancer deaths of 35 miners on the Iron Range.6:20 p.m.
• Bridge with a view reopens
  After almost three weeks of television images, and a stream of photos in newspapers and on the web, there's something about the collapsed I-35W bridge that people still want to see for themselves. Now it'll be easier.6:24 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• CIA Releases Pre-Attacks Performance Report
  The CIA has released the findings of its inspector general's internal report on the agency's performance prior to the Sept. 11 attacks. Parts of the report have been leaked to the media in recent years, but the CIA made the executive summary available Tuesday.
• Peeved Passengers Want Answers from Airlines
  This is the worst summer on record for airline travel delays. The crowded skies are a lot less friendly, as travel has rebounded and planes are flying fuller than ever. Frustrated passengers have been stuck on planes for hours on the tarmac and passenger rights groups want government action.
• Professor's Research Results in Terrorism Charges
  Prominent German academic Andrej Holm was arrested three weeks ago on terrorism charges. According to the arrest warrant, Professor Holm was linked to a militant group because of his research into "gentrification."
• Music Offers View of a Changing Spain
  Spain has a great, deep history, but much of its music is largely unknown globally. There's flamenco, of course, but that's only one facet in a more complex picture — a picture that's slowly changing.
• Released Activist Returns to United States
  Chinese pro-democracy activist Yang Jianli, who recently completed a five-year prison term in China, has returned to the United States and will speak publicly for the first time. Yang, a permanent U.S. resident, was arrested when he returned to China to observe labor unrest there.
• Father's Journey to Find Captive Son Gains Support
  In Colombia, thousands of people have been kidnapped by Marxist rebels over the years. Gustavo Moncayo's son is among the captives, seized 10 years ago. Moncayo trekked across the country to the capital to raise awareness about the problem.
• Book Buying Among College Practices Under Scrutiny
  After a recent scandal where financial aid officers at universities accepted favors from private lenders, other university practices are under scrutiny — including book sales. Textbook sellers are continuously courting professors, prompting worries about the potential for abuse.
• Pentagon to Shutter Anti-Terrorism Database
  The Defense Department says the usefulness of Talon, the anti-terrorism database, has declined and any further data collected will be stored in an FBI system, called Guardian. Talon had been criticized for storing information on peace activists.
• Damage But No Deaths in Yucatan State Capital
  The state of Quintana Roo is the area of Mexico hit hardest by Hurricane Dean so far. Gov. Felix Gonzalez Canto says that in the state capital, Chetumal, primary damage is to public services, such as electricity and phone lines. He had heard no reports of deaths.
• Anti-Violence Group Targets Chicago Dogfighting
  The case of Michael Vick has brought public attention to dogfighting, which is illegal. Tio Hardiman, who works at CeaseFire, a Chicago anti-violence group, talks with Robert Siegel about the prevalence of dogfighting in the Windy City.
• Goodman, Mother of Slain Civil Rights Activist, Dies
  Longtime activist Carolyn Goodman died Friday at age 91. She was the mother of Andrew Goodman, one of the three civil rights workers brutally murdered during the Mississippi Freedom Summer in 1964. Services were Sunday.
• Virginia Tech Memorial Fund to Disburse $7 Million
  The Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund is distributing more than $7 million in donations to people affected by the April 16 shootings on the Virginia Tech campus.
• M.I.A.: Back in Action with 'Kala'
  Her creations invoke polyglot rhythms and revolutionary rhetoric from around the world. But singer, producer and rapper M.I.A. communicates them through agitated, propulsive dance music. Two years after her debut, her new album finds her more adventurous than ever.
• Publisher Tries 'American Idol'-Style Talent Hunt
  An audience-driven online competition — and a panel of expert judges — picked two aspiring novelists from among 2,600 would-be literary lights. Now their books are coming to a Borders near you.
• Iraq Trip Sways Congressman Against Pullout
  U.S. Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA) returned last week from a second trip to Iraq. In May, Baird voted in favor of Democratic legislation that would have required the president to bring troops home next year. But this visit, he says, has persuaded him to vote against any pullout of U.S. troops.

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