Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Indian music has a kinship with jazz
  We're sampling the ever-increasing variety of ethnic music in Minnesota in a series called "Notes from Home." In this installment, music from India.4:49 p.m.
• Twins win Hennepin County stadium sales tax
  As expected, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners voted 4-3 on Tuesday to impose a .15 percent countywide sales tax to help pay for a Minnesota Twins stadium.5:21 p.m.
• Twin Ports soldier dies in Iraq
  A young soldier from just south of Superior has died in Iraq. A roadside bomb killed Kenneth Cross of South Range, Wisconsin, on Sunday.5:24 p.m.
• Minnesota's poverty ranking among the nation's lowest
  Minnesota ranks among the lowest in the nation for people living below federal poverty standards, according to information released Tuesday by the U.S. Census.5:49 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Novel: 'The Emperor's Children' in New York
  Alan Cheuse reviews The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud. It's a novel about a group of young New Yorkers and their struggles with family, work, and love.
• Polygamist Church Leader Arrested in Nevada
  One of the FBI's 10 most-wanted fugitives, polygamist Warren Steed Jeffs, has been arrested in Nevada. Jeffs, who leads the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was detained outside of Las Vegas on Monday night.
• Father, Son Barred from Returning to U.S.
  Two U.S. citizens have been barred from entering the United States for refusing to talk to the FBI. Both are California men of Pakistani descent who are related to a father and son recently convicted on a terrorism-related case in Lodi, Calif. Muhammed Ismail and his son, Jaber, are now on the no-fly list.
• Poverty Levels Stabilize; a First in 5 Years
  For the first time in five years, the poverty rate in the United States did not increase, according to new numbers released by the Census Bureau. The national poverty level remained steady at 12.6 percent. That's about 37 million people living in poverty, the U.S. Census Bureau says.
• Census Shows Rise in Nation's Poorest
  Despite comparative stability in the national poverty level, one number that rose in recently released Census Bureau data was the amount of people living in extreme poverty. Federal guidelines list people in extreme poverty if their incomes fall at or below 50 percent of the poverty level.
• The Shame of Katrina Hangs on FEMA
  Commentator Andrei Codrescu says the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina was a national shame. He blames FEMA -- and mocks it for still posting key jobs for crisis managers as late as this summer.
• 'Black Watch' Play Depicts Scottish Soldiers in Iraq
  Scots have long formed a disproportionate percentage of the British military. Now a play is depicting the soldiers' recent work in Iraq, where the famed Black Watch regiment has been deployed for three years. Black Watch, based on interviews with returning soldiers, suggests a crisis in the British military.
• Armitage Was Source of Plame Leak, Book Says
  A forthcoming book by journalists Michael Isikoff and David Corn suggests that Richard Armitage, Deputy Secretary of State in 2003, may be the missing link in the story that has been called "Plamegate."
• Ernesto Worries Lake Okeechobee Residents
  As Tropical Storm Ernesto bears down on Florida, one vulnerable population is the 60,000 people who live near Lake Okeechobee. A recent report found that the dike surrounding the lake could fail. An upgrade project is on hold because of problems found in a contractor's work.
• Bingo to You, Sir
  Commentator David Greenberger has held many jobs over the years. He's scooped ice cream, sold paint, and promoted musicians. Here's a story about a job he's had not once, but twice: calling bingo. David Greenberger's latest CD of monologues with music is titled 1001 Real Apes.
• Bush Tours New Orleans, Promises Change
  President Bush visits New Orleans on the first anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting the city and the Gulf Coast. He toured parts of the city and met with local leaders. "We have got to give assurance to the citizens," Bush said, "that if there is another natural disaster, we will respond in better fashion."
• Annan Urges Olmert to Ensure Cease-Fire
  U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrives in Israel, hoping to solidify the tenuous peace in Lebanon. Annan will be meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who is under mounting criticism over Israel's conduct of the war against Hezbollah.
• NASA's Hide-and-Seek Game with Atlantis, Ernesto
  Tropical Storm Ernesto prompts NASA to make an unexpected reversal -- literally. This morning, NASA officials started pulling the Space Shuttle Atlantis off its Florida launch pad as the storm neared. But officials this afternoon changed their minds, and started rolling the shuttle back out.
• Bush Challenged to Debate by Iranian Leader
  Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad challenges President Bush to a debate on "world affairs." Ahmadinejad made his offer at a news conference held days before an Aug. 31 deadline by the U.N. Security Council for Iran to suspend its uranium-enrichment program.
• Faith-Based Volunteers Help Rebuild Gulf Coast
  A year after Hurricane Katrina, many homeowners in Gulf Coast still haven't received insurance money or government grants for rebuilding. Much of the reconstruction work in Louisiana and Mississippi is being done by faith-based volunteers.

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