Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Are deaths from MRSA worth the hype?
  The recent hype over the the drug-resistant strain of staph infection known as MRSA started when the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that almost 19,000 people died from MRSA in the U.S. in 2005 -- that's more than the number of people who died from the AIDS that year in the U.S. Host Tom Crann talks with medical analyst Dr. Hallberg.4:40 p.m.
• Business delegate shares his observations of India
  MPR's Tom Crann talks with the head of a Minnesota information technology company about his impressions of India, and the chances of his firm doing business there.5:19 p.m.
• Is commercialization necessary for a breast cancer cure?
  Oreos sport pink "creme" filling. NASCAR fans cheer a pink car across the finish line. Store shelves are stocked with pink fondue sets and pink pinking shears. It must be Breast Cancer Awareness Month.5:23 p.m.
• Bat bites and rabies
  A Monticello man who died from rabies he contracted from a bat bite has put a new focus on the disease and on bats. Since that news became public Tuesday, the Minnesota Department of Health reports an increase in calls about rabies and bats.5:53 p.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Giuliani Declares Allegiance to Sox over Rockies
  Presidential hopeful Rudolph Giuliani says it's only because the Red Sox are an American League team, like his beloved New York Yankees, and not because of Boston's proximity to New Hampshire — an important primary state.
• World Series Tickets Less Popular, Still Pricey
  In Boston, anyone can get a ticket to the see the World Series. Anyone with an extra $1,465, that is. The average price was about $300 more in 2004. Ticket brokers say demand is down this year because the Red Sox won in 2004 and there's less of a sense of history being made.
• Poker Pros Lobby Congress to Promote Game
  Plenty of politicians know how to keep a poker face. But now they've met the pros. The Poker Players Alliance, including several top professionals, went to Capitol Hill this week, lobbying to promote Internet poker and the game's image.
• Bill Giving Children Path to Citizenship Blocked
  Democrats failed to win a key test vote Wednesday on a measure to allow certain illegal immigrant children to put themselves on a path to citizenship if they go to college or join the military.
• Are Iran War Rumblings Muting Moderate Voices?
  Whether it's psychological warfare or the threat of real warfare, the Bush administration appears to be increasingly talking about military action against Iran. Now, in Tehran, there are suggestions that more moderate voices in Iran are desperate to talk to the Bush administration.
• New 'Letters from Mississippi' Addresses Omissions
  The 1965 book documented the experiences of volunteers who registered black voters in so-called freedom schools in the summer of 1964. It was dismissed by many of the volunteers who were embarrassed that it included the experiences of white volunteers only.
• Mass. Voters Weigh In on Governor's Obama Nod
  Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has endorsed Sen. Barack Obama, whose poll numbers are falling, raising questions about his campaign. Two groups of Boston-area Democratic activists — one white, one black — are asked whether they'll follow their governor's lead.
• 'Cuban Five' of 1998 Remain in U.S. Prison
  In Havana, they're called the Cuban Five — a group of men arrested in south Florida nearly 10 years ago. Cuba says they were gathering information on Cuban-American groups known to carry out violent attacks on Cuba. The U.S. calls them spies. Cuba wants their convictions overturned.
• Bush Rallies Support for Post-Castro Democracy
  President Bush on Wednesday called for international support to help Cubans start preparing for a democratic transition, post-Fidel Castro. According to the White House, the president — in a speech to the State Department — suggested that Cuba grant property rights and allow unfettered access to the Internet.
• China's First Lunar Probe Launches into Orbit
  Amid patriotic pomp and circumstance, China on Wednesday launched its first-ever lunar probe. It is expected to reach its orbit Nov. 5. The probe will spend more than a year scanning the moon's surface in preparation for the launch of an unmanned lunar vehicle in 2012.
• Wild Turkeys' Lurking Puts Boston Area on Edge
  Wild turkeys are roaming the streets of Massachusetts towns, even parts of Boston. The birds get up to 4 feet tall, weigh 20 pounds — and they bite. Pierre Verrier, an Animal Control officer in Brookline, Mass., advises residents to stay away from the birds — or "try to hit the turkey with your purse or something."
• Experts Tout Hygiene to Battle Staph in Schools
  Some schools that have had MRSA, or methicillin-resistant staph aureus, infections are responding with deep-cleanings to kill germs. But to prevent MRSA infections, health experts say, schools should focus on changing student hygiene.
• First Re-Election Bids Require Balancing Act
  Freshman Reps. Peter Roskam (R-IL) and Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ) talk about the challenges of raising money, campaigning in their districts and continuing their work in Washington as they head rapidly to their first re-election bid in 2008.
• Luck Runs Out for Lake Arrowhead Residents
  More than 200 homes have burned in the small mountain resort area of Lake Arrowhead, east of Los Angeles. It's a heavily forested area where homes are built in and around tall trees. Residents always live with the danger of fire, and most have been lucky. But not this year.
• Firefighter Details Front Lines of San Diego Blaze
  As fires continue to ravage Southern California, few are more destructive than the San Diego County Harris fire. Capt. Martin Johnson, a California Fire spokesman fighting the Harris fire, talks with Michele Norris about what life is like for a firefighter on the front lines.

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