Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• DFL ready to end session without final agreement with governor
  It's the final day of the 2007 Legislative session, and lawmakers will be scrambling to get their work done before the midnight deadline for adjournment. It'll be up to Gov. Pawlenty to decide whether he will accept their bills.6:25 a.m.
• Still bills to pass as the end of the legislative session nears
  The clock is ticking as lawmakers try to wrap up the 2007 legislative session, and after a weekend of late-night talks, legislative leaders and Gov. Pawlenty have yet to reach an agreement on the budget.7:20 a.m.
• High scrap prices are a mixed blessing
  Rising almost as fast as the price of scrap metal is the theft of those materials. A southern Minnesota salvage operator has found that out firsthand.7:38 a.m.
• Refugee loses his bid to stay in Minnesota
  A man who feared for his life in his native Afghanistan fled that country and made his home in Minnesota for 17 years. But just over a month ago, the Department of Homeland Security deported him because of an old drug conviction. He claims he's innocent, and is trying to return to the U.S.7:52 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Private Bridge on Canada Border a Security Concern
  The Ambassador Bridge in Detroit is a key link in the busiest trade route between the U.S. and Canada. It's also privately owned —and that has raised questions about who is responsible for ensuring the security of the potential terrorist target.
• Confidence Wanes for Immigration Bill, Gonzales
  The future of the Senate's immigration bill hangs in the balance as it comes under attack from businesses and pro-immigration groups. Meanwhile, Republicans and Democrats seem to be agreeing about the need for Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to leave his post. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, said Gonzales is likely to step down before a historic vote of no confidence is cast by the Senate.
• New Orleans Tours Include Hurricane Ruin
  In New Orleans, there are signs of recovery in the 21 months since Hurricane Katrina struck the region. Homes are being rebuilt in flooded-out areas, business conventions are returning and tourists are trickling back to the French Quarter. One offshoot of the destruction is tours of the devastation to give people an idea of the scope of the ruin.
• Sudan Envoy Goes from Rebel to Diplomat
  Ezekiel Lol Gatkuoth is a former foot soldier in the Sudan People's Liberation Army, the main rebel movement in Southern Sudan. Now, as a Sudanese diplomat in Washington, he's trying to make sure the United States' promises of aid materialize, and that the Sudanese government adheres to a peace deal that ended a long civil war
• Afghan Shias Return from Iran
  A group of Afghans are moving back to their homeland from Iran. The Shiite group is creating a settlement near Herat, where the population is mostly Sunni. Many see the move as trouble, and as a conspiracy created by Iran.
• Iraq Called On to Divide Oil Wealth
  Iraq's oil should be a huge source of revenue for the war-torn country. But after months of negotiations, Iraqi officials haven't decided how oil revenues should be shared among the Kurd, Shiite and Sunni populations. Iraq is among the world's top producers of oil.
• Online Shopping for Clothes Tops Computers
  For the first time online shoppers bought more clothes than computer hardware and software, demonstrating consumers have reached a new level of comfort buying merchandise over the Internet. Merchants have made it easier for consumers by installing features such as a virtual dressing room, and also offering free returns.
• Communities Cite Impact of Immigration Raids
  A crackdown on illegal immigrants has caused a backlash in some communities. Immigrant parents, mayors and clergy traveled to Capitol Hill last week to describe how the arrests of undocumented workers split families and throw communities into crisis. The immigration officials say they're enforcing the law.
• Wolfowitz Shunned by European Developers
  As European development ministers meet in Berlin on Monday, one key figure was bluntly uninvited: World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz. Europeans are backing the U.S. choice for Wolfowitz's successor but they want to see someone who was more conciliatory than Wolfowitz was.
• Private Equity Group to Buy Alltel
  Private equity money is making its largest foray yet into the wireless business. The companies Goldman Sachs and TPG Capital agreed Sunday to purchase Alltel, for more than $27 billion. Private equity is gobbling up companies of all types these days. They have announced a total of $392 billion of takeovers already this year, including last week's high-profile buyout of Chrysler.
• Pentagon Studies Long-Term Commitment in Iraq
  The White House and Pentagon are under increasing pressure from Congress and the public to end U.S. military involvement in Iraq. But the Pentagon is considering maintaining a core group of forces in Iraq, possibly for decades.
• Lebanon Attacks Militants in Refugee Camp
  Lebanese soldiers stepped up an artillery attack Monday on a crowded Palestinian refugee camp thought to house militants linked to al-Qaida, killing at least five civilians. It was the second day of the siege in the Nahr el-Bared camp near the northern city of Tripoli.
• Brazil Presses AIDS Drug Makers to Cut Prices
  Brazil's president issues a license allowing the country to purchase a generic version of an AIDS drug, despite a U.S. company's patent. Thailand has taken similar steps. Both countries say they're simply taking advantage of the legal options available to them. The drug companies say their intellectual property rights are being violated.
• U.S., China to Discuss Trade Issues
  High level Chinese officials are set to meet this week in Washington with their American counterparts. The two sides will try to seek solutions to major trade problems. The U.S. wants concessions from China while the Chinese are concerned about a bullying tone from the U.S.
• Car Guiding Cleveland Race Sent Wrong Way
  Some competitors racing in Cleveland must have thought it was the toughest ten kilometers ever. The race was supposed to be a little over 6 miles. A car was supposed to lead the way along the proper route. But race officials say at one point, a police officer sent the car the wrong way. Between 200 and 300 racers followed after, adding an extra 2.7 miles to their route. Some of the results may have to be changed.

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