Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• One year later, Browns Valley still recovering from flood
  One year after a flood struck tiny Browns Valley, Minn., the town is still working to recover.6:25 a.m.
• Weather with Mark Seeley
  University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley discusses Minnesota weather history and looks ahead to the weekend forecast.6:50 a.m.
• Pawlenty on the road often in 2008
  Gov. Pawlenty has been out of the state an average of at least one out of every three days since Jan. 1, 2008.7:20 a.m.
• DFLers dial for delegates in race to replace Ramstad
  The DFL is hoping to win the seat that currently belongs to U.S. Rep. Jim Ramstad, R-Minn., who is retiring after this year. But first they have to settle on a candidate.7:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Johnson & Johnson Heir Makes Film on Income Gap
  Jamie Johnson, whose family founded Johnson & Johnson, came from a world with an inviolable rule: Don't talk about money. But he's using his background to make documentaries about the rich, including The One Percent.
• Rep. Frank: Use $300 Billion to Fight Foreclosures
  More help could be on the way for people struggling to pay off their home loans. Rep. Barney Frank of Massachusetts wants the federal government to refinance up to $300 billion worth of troubled mortgages.
• Religious Leaders Help Renters Buy in New Orleans
  The Jeremiah Group has developed a loan plan to turn the city's low-income renters into homeowners. Instead of rejecting the idea as an impractical suggestion by idealistic do-gooders, the state embraced it.
• Iranian Vote Tests Support for President
  Iranians are voting Friday in a parliamentary election with limited choices. Many pro-reform politicians were barred from running as candidates. Conservatives are split over the policies of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
• Monks' Protest Rejects Chinese Rule in Tibet
  Tibetan monks stage their biggest demonstrations in nearly two decades against Chinese rule. China's state-run news agency says hundreds of protesters joined the Buddhist monks in the capital, Lhasa. Several shops were burned.
• 'Wounded Warriors' Find Calm in Fly Fishing
  Soldiers from Fort Bragg's Wounded Warrior Transition Battalion are being taught the fine art of fly fishing. The one-on-one lessons at the North Carolina base are seen as an aid to recovery.
• Budget Plans Edge Ahead in Senate, House
  The Senate and House have passed non-binding resolutions favoring a $3 trillion budget plan put forward by Democrats. But to pay for the plan, Congress would have to make an election-year decision to spike many of President Bush's tax cuts.
• 'Road Map' Leads Nowhere for Many in Middle East
  The 2003 plan dubbed the "road map" was supposed to point the way to a two-state solution for Palestinian-Israeli peace. But the life of a Palestinian plumber reflects the shortcomings of an effort backed by the U.S., Russia and the EU.
• Credit Crunch Hits Students Seeking Loans
  The credit crunch is making it tougher for some students to obtain private loans. As students at trade schools and for-profit colleges feel the pinch, the institutions themselves are becoming lenders.
• A Thriller of a Documentary: 'The Unforseen'
  A new documentary tracks a 30-year battle over land use in Austin, Texas. The Unforseen focuses on a real-estate development project threatening a spring-fed swimming area. Robert Redford and Terrence Malick are the film's executive producers.
• Kosovo, EU Ties Loom over Serb Election
  May elections for a new parliament will test Serbian resolve regarding independence for the province of Kosovo. Most Serbs oppose the idea, but the EU favors it. And few Serbs see a healthy economic future without EU ties.
• Court Fight Still Unfolding over Attorney Firings
  The House Judiciary Committee has filed suit in a bid to force two White House aides to provide information about the firings of nine U.S. attorneys. The administration insists the information is confidential and protected by executive privilege.
• Nagin, New Orleans Seek Rebuilding Money
  New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin led a city delegation to Washington, D.C., this week to seek more than $2 billion for the Big Easy. They want Congress to help shore up levies and improve water, sewer and public transit services.
• Ad Plays Off Spitzer Case
  Just days after New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer was named as "Client 9" in a prostitution probe, his predicament is lampooned in an ad for cell phones in Canada. The Virgin Mobile ad shows Spitzer with a thought bubble tha reads: "I'm tired of being treated like a number."
• Pie, Not Pi
  On March 14, math aficionados celebrate "pi," the infinite number representing the relationship between a circle's diameter and its circumference. But two teenage boys in Normal, Ill., are accused of turning the occasion into a crime. They allegedly knocked on a door, asked the woman who answered if she was familiar with the mathematical concept of "pi" — then hit her in the face with a "p-i-e" and ran.

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