Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• St. Paul non-profit aims for affordable, efficient homes
  Making a building energy efficient has a reputation for being pricey and out of reach for most homeowners. One St. Paul non-profit wants to prove it doesn't take a lot of greenbacks to go green.6:50 a.m.
• One week left in the regular session
  State lawmakers are entering the final full week of the regular 2009 legislative session, and there is still no agreement on how to erase a projected $4.6 budget deficit.7:20 a.m.
• Instant runoff voting exercises election judge fingers
  Election officials will be counting ballots in Minneapolis today. No, it's not another chapter in Franken/Coleman recount battle.7:50 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• India's Election May Empower 'Queen Of The Dalits'
  In less than a week, the votes will be counted in India's general election. No one is expecting an outright winner — that means leaders of smaller regional parties could become kingmakers. One of those aspiring kingmakers is a rich and powerful woman.
• Sen. Dorgan: Saberi's Release 'A Great Relief'
  American journalist Roxana Saberi was released Monday from an Iranian prison, where she had been held since January. Sen. Byron Dorgan of North Dakota, where Saberi grew up, says the Iranian government has rectified a "terrible miscarriage of justice," and officials said she is now free to leave the country.
• Pope Arrives In Israel For 5-Day Visit
  Pope Benedict arrives in Israel on Monday for a tour of the Holy Land. Israeli officials hope the pontiff's visit will boost tourism, improve Israel's image and bolster relations between the Jewish state and the Vatican.
• Jailed Journalist Leaves Iranian Prison
  Lawyers for Roxana Saberi say the American journalist has been released from a Tehran prison. A court on Sunday suspended her eight-year prison setence.
• Polio Pioneer Helps Survivors Hold On To Strength
  People come from around the world to see Dr. Lauro Halstead. He's one of only a handful of doctors in the U.S. who specializes in polio, and he was one of the first to spread the word about post-polio syndrome, a condition that affects polio survivors. Halstead has special insight into the challenges of the disease, because he is a polio survivor, too.
• Court In Iran Suspends Journalist's Sentence
  Lawyers for jailed U.S. journalist Roxana Saberi say she is expected be freed Monday, after an Iranian appeals court suspended her prison term. Iranian authorities have held the 32-year-old reporter since she was arrested in January and later convicted of spying for the U.S. Nazila Fathi, who is covering the story for The New York Times, talks with Renee Montagne.
• Commemorative Measures: Lawmakers' Busywork
  Lawmakers in the House this week take up a bill to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It includes money to help public health officials monitor and prepare for a flu pandemic. House members will be doing a few other things as well — including voting on commemorative legislation.
• Smooth Ride Expected For Supreme Court Nominee
  President Obama is said to be narrowing his list of potential Supreme Court nominees. A nomination is expected before June. No nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court has been defeated in modern times when the nominating president's party also controls the Senate.
• Car Warranty Call Gets Senator's Attention
  Tens of thousands of complaints have been filed with the Better Business Bureau about a bogus telemarketing call warning that your car warranty is about to expire. Even people on the "do not call" list or those who don't own cars can get such calls. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) got the call several times. The senator has phoned the Federal Trade Commission, calling for an investigation.
• Basketball Launching On Space Shuttle Mission
  After traveling 120 countries and six continents, the Harlem Globetrotters are leaving the globe. The team's iconic red, white and blue basketball will make the journey into space. The shuttle Atlantis will carry a Harlem Globetrotters basketball when it takes off Monday on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
• Panasonic Battles Economy With Deep Discounts
  The global recession is hitting consumer electronics companies hard, so they've been cutting prices to attract more sales. Panasonic hopes to offload some of its flat screen TVs with an especially steep discount.
• British Politicians Face Curb On Expenses
  Members of the British Parliament have been claiming an array of items at the expense of taxpayers. The public is demanding changes to the system by which British lawmakers make their claims. The calls for change came after a newspaper published a list of expense claims.
• Pakistan, Taliban Fighting Intensifies In Swat Valley
  A humanitarian crisis in Pakistan's Northwest Province is deepening. Thousands of civilians streamed out of the militant stronghold of Swat Valley on Sunday, hoping to escape before Pakistan's army resumed bombarding Taliban militants there.
• GOP Struggles To Find Itself
  Members of the Republican Party are working on defining the GOP. There's a dynamic going on inside, and outside, the Washington beltway. In Washington, things have been friendlier than they've been in a while.
• U.S. Airstrikes In Afghanistan Ignite Controversy
  Afghanistan's president has said a recent U.S. bombing and airstrikes may have killed as many as 130 civilians. And he says the attacks have brought suspicion over U.S. military actions there.

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