Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• What's next for Pawlenty
  For the first time in two years, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty doesn't have to field any questions about being John McCain's running mate.5:14 p.m.
• Hurricane Gustav may delay RNC
  Hurricane Gustav could alter plans for next week's Republican National Convention in St. Paul, if the potential hurricane ends up hitting the Gulf Coast.5:18 p.m.
• GOP delegates from Louisiana keeping eye on storm
  Some Louisiana delegates are already in the Twin Cities; others are waiting to decide whether to come, as Hurricane Gustav aims for their state.5:22 p.m.
• Where can I see famous people?
  I'm not a delegate. Where can I go to see famous people?5:24 p.m.
• Minnesota State Fair: What's that sound?
  The Minnesota State Fair has been going since last Thursday and it's always a feast for the senses. You might even say, sensory overload. Great people watching and visual distraction everywhere. The smells of the deep fryer, and the swine barn.5:27 p.m.
• 'Takin it to the streets' ain't what it used to be
  The image and public perception of protesters has changed since the 1960s.5:43 p.m.
• Brave New Workshop finds humor in politics
  A new comedy show is built around the idea that laughter is the best medicine, no matter which candidate you're voting for this November.5:52 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Voting For A Book
  Following schoolyard arguments last year between young Clinton and Obama supporters, a teacher at Ebert Elementary School in Denver chose to teach the election by using books as candidates. Primaries will be held and a book president elected.
• Jesuit Priest Recalls Move From Corporate America
  Twenty years ago this week, James Martin left corporate America and entered the Society of Jesus. His friends and family asked him if he was out of his mind. Martin says call came to him in the form a TV documentary on a Trappist monk.
• Gov. Palin Has Reputation For Independence
  Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is a hot ticket at the GOP convention. Palin, 44, is a former state champ in high school basketball and the mother of five. She's an independent who differs with John McCain on the issue of drilling in the Arctic Natural Wildlife Refuge.
• Fort Ticonderoga In Trouble
  Fort Ticonderoga, in upstate New York, saw bloody action in the French and Indian Wars and the Revolutionary Wars But now the privately owned museum and battleground is fighting for its own existence. The fort could be forced to shut down or sell off key artifacts.
• Three Years After Katrina, Sense Of Tragedy Strong
  Three years after Hurricane Katrina, it still feels like being in mourning for a close family member. Most days are spent without ruminating on the loss, but living in a street with so many houses boarded up won't allow the tragedy to go away.
• Obama Convention Song Was Bush Pick
  The Country song Only in America fillied the stadium Thursday night after Barack Obama's acceptance speech. The song by Brooks and Dunn was also featured in the last GOP convention and the campaign of George W. Bush.
• Obama Nomination, Palin Pick Cap Week In Politics
  Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in Denver. And John McCain named Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate. E.J. Dionne of the Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times offer their insight.
• GOP Watches Gustav Ahead Of Convention
  Hurricane Gustav may reach category three when it hits somewhere between the Florida panhandle and Texas early next week, around the same time the GOP is holding its convention in St. Paul, Minn. The Republicans say they are monitoring the situation.
• Top Woman Player Knocked Out Of U.S. Open
  In the biggest upset in U.S. Open tennis history, France's Julie Coin, No. 188, defeated Ana Ivanovic, the top-ranked woman's player in the world, in the second round. Stefan Fatsis discusses that and Rafael Nadal's new wardrobe.
• St. Paul Prepares For GOP, Media Limelight
  In preparation for the Republican National Convention, St. Paul, Minn., is preening for its big week. The city has for years played second fiddle to Minneapolis, the larger of the Twin Cities. St. Paul will take center stage when the GOP comes to town.
• Looking At the 5% Who Won't Get Obama Tax Cut
  In his acceptance speech Friday, Democrat Barack Obama said he would cut taxes for 95 percent of all working families. Len Burman, director of the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center, says the other 5 percent includes the top two tax brackets.
• Obama, Biden Campaign In Pennsylvania
  Barack Obama and Joe Biden are campaigning Friday in Pennsylvania. Obama said John McCain's decision to name Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate was an indicator of how the country was moving forward. Earlier, an Obama spokesman had criticized Palin.
• Letters: Unitarians, Rodriguez
  Listeners responded to the interview with GOP media strategist Stuart Stevens whose comments about Unitarian weddings irked many. Listeners also wrote in about singer-songwriter Rodriguez whose 1969 debut album is being re-released.
• Poem-Songs Kept New Orleans Group Together
  The New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars found themselves in different parts of the country after Hurricane Katrina. Commentator Andrei Codrescu wrote a series of poem-songs to help keep the group together.
• Louisiana's Terrebonne Parish Braces For Gustav
  Louisiana's Terrebonne Parish was put under a state of emergency Thursday night in preparation for tropical storm Gustav. Michel Claudet, president of Terrebonne Parish, criticizes the federal government's response to their pleas for help.

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