Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Pawlenty to GOP: "Move on"
  Gov. Pawlenty says it's time to move on from the controversy surrounding Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson. His party, the GOP, says it's not.6:50 a.m.
• A quiet anniversary for Red Lake
  Tuesday marked the one-year anniversary of the school shootings on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. Many tribal members spent the day quietly with family or friends to honor the victims.7:20 a.m.
• Minneapolis police say Uptown still safe despite shooting
  The fatal shooting of a college student by muggers in the Uptown neighborhood over the weekend has prompted police to rethink their approach to patrolling the streets in the popular nightclub and shopping area.7:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Egg Brings Hope for Eagle Restoration Off Calif.
  Scientists recently discovered a freshly laid bald eagle egg on an island off the southern California coast. If a chick emerges a few weeks from now, it would be the first successful bald eagle nesting on the northern Channel Islands in more than 50 years.
• Bush Challenges Eavesdropping Detractors
  President Bush is responding defiantly to a Democratic senator's call for his censure over the warrantless domestic eavesdropping program.
• Zimbabwean Farmers Find a New Life in Nigeria
  Forced out of Zimbabwe by President Robert Mugabe's infamous land-reform program, a group of white farmers is taking advantage of a second chance in Nigeria. The governor of Nwara state hopes to harness their expertise to help Nigeria learn to feed itself.
• Rob Reiner Accused of Misusing California State Funds
  Actor and director Rob Reiner is charged with using taxpayer money to fund a partisan initiative for universal preschool in California. The money in question paid for commercials supporting the initiative, which is coming up for a vote in June. Reiner has refused to resign as chairman of the state commission that supplied the money. He says he has done nothing wrong.
• Organic Products Turn into Big Business
  If you are listening while brushing your teeth, here's a story for you: Colgate-Palmolive is buying Tom's of Maine, the leading maker of natural toothpaste. It's just the latest example of a big corporation acquiring a company that succeeded by selling organic or health-oriented products.
• Microsoft Delays Windows Vista Release to 2007
  Microsoft won't offer the consumer release of its new Windows operating system until January 2007. That's bad news for personal computer makers, retailers and computers, because it means the Windows packages won't be available for the 2006 holiday sale season.
• Rate of New U.S. Deaths Declining in Iraq
  American combat deaths in Iraq have been declining since late last year. Iraqi security forces now appear to be bearing the brunt of violence in the country. The decline was especially significant in February, when 55 American service personnel were killed, compared to 96 in October. More than 2,300 American military personnel have died supporting operations in Iraq.
• Georgia Eyes High-School Bible-History Classes
  Georgia lawmakers are expected to pass a bill authorizing a Bible literacy class in public high schools. The class, "History and Literature of the Old and New Testament," will be taught with the Bible as the text. The bill does not require that schools teach the course, or that students take it. Emily Kopp of Georgia Public Broadcasting reports.
• China-U.S. Currency Feud Draws Senators to Beijing
  A group of senators is in Beijing this week, meeting with top Chinese officials about the value of the Chinese currency, the yuan. Democrats and Republicans have authored a bill threatening China with a huge tariff increase on its exports to the United States unless Beijing allows the yuan to strengthen significantly against the dollar.
• Chinese Tax Chopsticks to Save Environment
  China's Ministry of Finance announces a new plan to save millions of trees. It's imposing a tax on chopsticks. The Chinese -- and overseas lovers of Chinese food -- use 15 billion disposable wooden chopsticks each year. The chopstick tax is part of an effort by the Chinese government to protect its rapidly deteriorating environment.
• Afghan Christian Convert Faces Death Penalty for Beliefs
  The United States is urging the government of Afghanistan to respect the religious freedom of a man who converted to Christianity, and now faces the death penalty. The U.S. raised the case Tuesday with visiting Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah.
• Troops to Stay in Iraq Beyond Bush Presidency
  President Bush held a news conference yesterday, defending his conduct of the war and acknowledging, for the first time, that American troops will likely be in Iraq beyond his presidency.
• Snowbound Family Enjoys the Comforts of Home
  Pete Stivers and his family went on a trip in Oregon, and disappeared in the snowy countryside. The six family members were missing for more than two weeks. And then they were found alive. Turns out the family was resting safely in their snowbound RV. They had food, and even saw news of the search for them on television. Then came news that the search was called off. That is when Pete Stivers and his wife got out and hiked for twenty-four-hours to find help.
• Surveying the Security Conditions for American Forces in Iraq
  Robert Malley of the International Crisis Group talks with Steve Inskeep about President Bush's characterization of the threat to American forces in Iraq. Malley and his colleagues recently published a review of propaganda by Iraq's insurgents.
• Eavesdropping Policy Best if not Built on Worst-Case Scenarios
  Commentator and constitutional scholar Douglas Kmiec warns both Congress and the President not to dabble in worse-case scenarios when debating the importance and legality of the eavesdropping program. He says they polarize the two branches of government, at a time when compromise is needed.

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