Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• The streetcars are running again
  The Como-Harriet streetcar opens for the season Saturday. The one-mile track connects Lake Harriet and Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis.6:25 a.m.
• State Archeology Week
  State Archeology Week begins this weekend with an archeology fair at Fort Snelling and a dig for kids at the Sibley House in Mendota.6:40 a.m.
• Mark Seeley discusses weather trends
  University of Minnesota Meteorologist and Climatologist Mark Seeley talks about the weather, including the possibility of more snow.6:50 a.m.
• Some bridge victims say they'll accept settlement
  Some victims of the 35W bridge collapse have already stepped forward to praise an agreement on state aid and say they plan to accept a state settlement.7:20 a.m.
• Accountants: Franken's tax problems should have been caught
  Tax experts say Al Franken's accountant should have known that Franken needed to pay taxes in the 19 different states where Franken earned money in the last four years.7:25 a.m.
• Saving the sand-bottom pool
  New pool rules could endanger popular sand-bottom pools in communities around the state.7:50 a.m.
• Iraq war movies attract a lukewarm response at the box office
  Next week former talkshow host Phil Donahue's new documentary "Body of War" opens in the Twin Cities. It's just the latest movie about the Iraq conflict.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Injured GI's Care Reflects Army's Uneven Progress
  Following the controversy over shoddy care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other hospitals, the Army has changed the way it treats injured soldiers like Sgt. Scott Metcalf. Still, problems such as shortages of trained staff remain.
• Elementally Flawed 'Iron Man' Not Striking Sparks
  Brilliant arms-merchant playboy dons advanced battle armor to save the world from evil plot. Latest Marvel Comics adaptation wants to be this summer's first blockbuster, but it's too overloaded for takeoff.
• Credit Picture Different for Rich, Poor Households
  Americans have been borrowing aggressively to keep up with the rising cost of living. But with credit tightening for mortgages and credit cards, this may no longer be an option for many poor consumers. An economist says the credit crisis is a story of two different kinds of households.
• Mahdi Army Commander: Fighting Is Only Option
  A senior Mahdi Army commander from Baghdad's Sadr City talked to NPR's Tom Bowman about recent fighting in Sadr City, the group's belief in its right to defend itself, and why the militia refuses to lay down its arms, even though the Iraqi government has ordered it to do so.
• Pakistan Holds Peace Talks with Tribal Leaders
  Pakistani officials are trying to arrange a peace deal with tribal elders in northwest Pakistan. Previous attempts have failed, but there is optimism this time because a Pashtun nationalist party, the ANP, is involved in the negotiations.
• Genetic Discrimination Bill Clears Hurdle in House
  The House voted Thursday to give final approval to a landmark bill that would bar discrimination in health insurance and employment on the basis of a person's genetic information. The bill has been 13 years in the making; President Bush is expected to sign it.
• Conflict Escalates Between Russia, Georgia
  Russia is sending more peacekeeping troops to two pro-Moscow breakaway regions in Georgia, raising fears that an escalating crisis between Moscow and Tbilisi may develop into military hostilities.
• 2 of 3 Presidential Hopefuls Back Gas Tax Holiday
  One of the hot topics on the presidential campaign trail this week has been whether to institute a gas tax holiday this summer. Both John McCain and Hillary Clinton are backing the proposal. Barack Obama calls it a gimmick.
• Bill Clinton Takes His Political Game to Small Towns
  This week, former president Bill Clinton has been on a back-roads tour of rural North Carolina in support of his wife's presidential campaign. But as he campaigns for Hillary Clinton, he can't help talking about his own legacy.
• April Jobs Report Beats Expectations
  Employers cut far fewer jobs in April than most economists predicted, and unemployment edged lower, down to 5 percent. The closely watched jobs report released Friday morning showed a total of 20,000 jobs lost in April. Economists were expecting to lose 80,000.

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