Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Sanford Health focuses on pediatrics
  Sanford Health is gaining ground in the health care industry when it comes to pediatric care. The Sioux Falls health network is building a new children's hospital, teaming with the Mayo Clinic on research and building five new clinics around the country.6:25 a.m.
• A little humor for the climatologist
  When University of Minnesota climatologist Mark Seeley can steal some time to read for pleasure, he heads for humor writers.6:50 a.m.
• Transportation advocates disappointed by session
  The failure of lawmakers and the governor to agree on a transportation spending package before adjourning late Monday is causing lots of dismay among those folks, even anger.7:20 a.m.
• A new approach to farm policy
  The U.S. House Agricultural Committee is marking up the 2007 farm bill, and U.S. Rep. Ron Kind, D-Wis. would like to see big changes.7:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Serbs in Kosovo Fear Looming Decision
  As the United Nations Security Council ponders a proposal to launch Kosovo as a sovereign nation, dividing it from Serbia, ethnic Serbs living there express concern about their futures.
• Yemen Holds Terrorist Fugitive on FBI List
  A fugitive member of the Lackawanna Six surrendered to authorities in Yemen. But American officials might not ever get to talk with Jaber Elbaneh because the U.S. has had trouble getting Yemen to turn him over. The Lackawanna Six, a group of Yemeni-Americans that pleaded guilty to conspiring with Osama bin Laden.
• Palestinians Flee Refugee Camp in Lebanon
  Thousands of Palestinians leave a refugee camp in northern Lebanon that has been the scene of three days of fighting between the Lebanese army and Islamic militants. The camp is one of a dozen created in Lebanon after Israel was created in 1948.
• Army Specialist in Recruitment Ad Killed in Iraq
  Army Spc. Astor Sunsin-Pineda of Long Beach, Calif., enlisted straight out of high school and was featured in a recruitment ad on Spanish-language TV. He was killed earlier this month by a roadside bomb.
• Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Refurbished and Running
  An Alabama nuclear plant shut down for 22 years has been restarted — an example of how U.S. utilities are showing interest in nuclear power as they search for "clean" energy sources. Revamping the plant cost $1.8 billion.
• Hoffa: Labor Conditions Must Improve in China
  As top Chinese officials visit Washington for trade talks, an American labor leader is visiting China. Teamsters President James Hoffa has been meeting Chinese officials.
• Spain Amnesty Program Considered a Magnet
  Two years ago, Spain offered an amnesty to undocumented foreigners already in the country. Critics say it advertised Spain as a magnet — a place that people could come to illegally and then get working papers.
• Merit Points May Select Legal Immigrants
  Lawmakers want to allow people into the country based on merit, and not just because they have family living in the United States. Republicans believe that we need to have more people who can help in the global economy and that a point system is the way to go.
• Navy Fights to Keep Expensive Projects
  The Navy is struggling to defend expensive projects while other military services are worn thin by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Any money the Navy would obtain would come at the expense of the other military services.
• Democrats Drop Troop Pullout from War Funding Bill
  Democrats in Congress are no longer pushing for troop withdrawal timelines as part of an Iraq war funding bill. The emergency war spending bill they intend to pass this week and send to the White House only asks the President to report on how benchmarks for progress in Iraq are being met.
• Hill Panel to Question Justice Aide Goodling
  Monica Goodling, the Department of Justice's former liaison with the White House, is due before the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday. Granted immunity, she may offer new information on White House role in the firing of eight federal prosecutors.
• U.S., China Discuss Trade Deficit
  As U.S. and Chinese leaders meet in Washington to work on their economic relationship, they're not likely to make much progress on the big issue that divides them: a U.S. trade deficit that topped $230 billion last year.
• Doping Prosecutor Drills Landis About Character
  Cyclist Floyd Landis faces hard questions about his personal character during cross examination at his doping hearing in Malibu, Calif. The Tour de France winner is defending himself against charges of using illegal synthetic steroids.
• Husband of Scholar Held in Iran Seeks Her Release
  Shaul Bakhash, the husband of American scholar Haleh Esfandiari, is working through media and diplomatic channels to seek her release from Iran. Esfandiari is spending her 15th day in captivity there, accused of spying.
• Leagues Crack Down on Players' Misbehavior
  Just reading the headlines you'll learn that there's no shortage of bad behavior among professional athletes. But sports leagues like the National Basketball Association and National Football League are taking action, and the message seems to be getting through.

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