Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Realtors and churches work to prevent foreclosures
  There's an effort underway in the Twin Cities to teach people about predatory lending practices because non-traditional home loans are one of the biggest factors in the dramatic increase in foreclosures. A new group of professionals hopes to play a role.6:53 a.m.
• Rare joint committee hearing at the Legislature
  Nearly half of the Legislature will meet to hear environmental advocates, including polar explorer Will Steger, discuss global warming.7:20 a.m.
• South Dakota makes preschool a form of economic development
  Business leaders in South Dakota are taking an interesting approach to economic development. They're using money set aside for recruiting new businesses and investing it in preschool education.7:25 a.m.
• New trade mission to India
  Cathy Wurzer talks with Concordia University economics professor Bruce Corrie about what the mission would mean for Minnesota.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Job Openings at State May Begin with White House
  Even as a Senate panel considers the nomination of John Negroponte for deputy secretary, a large number of senior State Department posts remain unfilled. Can the reasons be found at the White House?
• Chinese Leader Set for Another African Tour
  For the second time in less than a year, China's president will tour Africa. This trip takes Hu Jintao to eight countries. China wants to trade aid for Africa's oil and mineral resources.
• Sunday It Is
  When Ari Fleischer testified yesterday in the case of former Cheney aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the former White House press secretary showed he still had the old touch. Fleischer was famous among White House reporters for his evasiveness. The Washington Post reports that Libby's defense team had to strike deals to get basic facts into the record, leading the judge at one point to instruct the jury that "the parties have agreed that July 6th was a Sunday."
• In England, a 'U-2-Charist'
  The Church of England is updating the tradition of celebrating the eucharist, or communion. Churchgoers symbolically take bread and wine. Only in this case, the service involves rock songs. The service in Lincoln, England, will focus on eliminating poverty — a favorite cause of Bono, lead singer of U-2. A band at the "U-2-charist" will play the group's hits.
• Study: TV Ads Overstate Benefits of Medication
  The drug industry insists that its TV commercials give consumers accurate information about their drugs. But new research shows many of the ads give a one-sided, exaggerated view of the benefits.
• What Can We Learn from Barbaro's Story?
  The author of a children's book about the thoroughbred racehorse Barbaro says he was one of a kind. She hopes fans will take lessons from the life and death of a true champion.
• Iran Plays Delicate Game in Forging Ties with Iraq
  Iran is developing trade and diplomatic ties with Iraq ... and offering military and security support to Iraqi forces. Yet Shiite-dominated Iran's involvement in Iraq is alarming Sunni-dominated neighbors in the Middle East.
• Can a US Airways-Delta Deal Go Through?
  Why does US Airways want so badly to acquire Delta Air Lines? The stakes have been raised twice, but it's questionable whether another big merger in the industry would win federal approval.
• 'Loose Nukes' Threat Growing, Nunn Says
  A Russian is held in the former Soviet republic of Georgia for offering to sell weapons-grade uranium. The incident highlights the problem of securing nuclear material, says former Sen. Sam Nunn.
• NRC Declines Security Boost for Nuclear Plants
  Fearing terrorism, activist groups have asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to strengthen safeguards at power plants. On Monday, the NRC decided not to require plants to build additional defenses.
• Gates Pushes Vista on 'Daily Show' Visit
  Bill Gates appears with Jon Stewart on The Daily Show to promote Microsoft's new Vista operating system. Stewart gave Gates a tongue-in-cheek grilling on other technologies in the pipeline: notably, jetpacks.
• Rethinking Social Services in the Des Moines Suburbs
  Suburban governments are facing new challenges as poverty spreads from the city to surrounding communities. A regional effort to revamp social services is under way outside Des Moines, Iowa.
• Bush Interview: Katrina Aid, Iraq, Iran
  In a solo White House interview with NPR's Juan Williams Monday, President Bush spoke at length about international issues. But he also explained why he didn't mention Hurricane Katrina in his State of the Union address.
• Young British Muslims More Political, Survey Finds
  A survey from the Policy Exchange exchange, a British think tank, finds that younger Muslims show more support for Islamic schools, the veil and extremist groups.
• Gay Muslim's Case Puts Focus on German Asylum Law
  A lawyer for a gay Muslim from Lebanon says a new German law should be used to grant the man asylum in Germany. The case prompts debate about how homosexuality is treated in Muslim nations and in Europe.

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