Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Students use drama to talk about being immigrants
  Some fourth graders at a St. Paul elementary school are taking a creative approach to the hot topic of immigration, performing a play they conceived and wrote about what it means to be an immigrant.7:20 a.m.
• Retired Medtronic exec gives scholarships to Edison students
  For more than a decade, a retired Medtronic executive has awarded scholarships to low-income students from Edison High School in northeast Minneapolis.7:53 a.m.
• Monday markets
  From the Chinese stock market to inflation, Minnesota Public Radio's Chief Economics Correspondent Chris Farrell talks about the latest marketplace news.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• China Resists Emission Caps in Climate Policy
  China released its national action plan on climate change Monday, but said that mandatory caps on greenhouse gas emissions would unfairly limit room for the nation's economic growth. China is expected to overtake the U.S. as the world's leading emitter of carbon dioxide.
• French Justice Appointment Shakes Establishment
  French President Nicolas Sarkozy has named Rachida Dati, a woman with Moroccan and Algerian roots, to be justice minister. The appointment has great significance in a country still reeling from ethnic tensions that led to riots two years ago. It's also the first time that a woman tied to France's former North African colonies has been given such a high-ranking government position.
• Lebanon Army, Islamic Militants Clash
  Fighting continues around a Palestinian refugee camp that's been in Lebanon since the 1940s. An Islamist group in the camp has battled for weeks with Lebanon's army. According to Lebanese police, the latest fighting broke out Sunday when the Islamic militants opened fire on Lebanese troops positioned on the edge of the camp. Police reported two deaths.
• Ohio High School Hosts 70th Class Reunion
  Juanita Smith of Lima, Ohio, goes to her 70th high school reunion Monday. She graduated from Lima South High School in 1937, along with 188 other students. She says taking care of family and a strong belief in God are important to success.
• Early Debates Could Spark Voter Fatigue
  New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has a commanding lead over her Democratic rivals, while political experts wonder whether the third round of debates will impact voter attitudes so early in the campaign season.
• Polls, Interest Groups Disagree on Immigration Bill
  Congress this week expects to wrap up debate on immigration legislation. Lawmakers are getting an overwhelming number of phone calls against the bill, with people calling it amnesty for undocumented immigrants. But polls show public opinion is more complicated on the matter.
• New Video-Saving Feature Raises New Rights Issues
  YouTube allows anyone to watch a video online by streaming it. New RealPlayer technology will let users keep a copy of the video on their hard drives. The big media companies are already sensitive about what shows up on YouTube, and this latest development could make them more nervous.
• Six Day War: Shaping the Modern Middle East
  The Israeli victory launched a contentious, ongoing struggle over East Jerusalem and the Old City of Jerusalem — and marked the start of Israel's 40-year military occupation of the West Bank.
• Spring Cleaning Clears Souvenirs not Thoughts
  Commentator Leroy Sievers does some house cleaning. He throws away old mementos of some of the wars he's covered as a television journalist. And as he does so, he realizes he has no comparable souvenirs for his fight with cancer.
• Car Spies Seek Design Elements
  Jim Dunne is a car spy. His work might not be as dangerous as James Bond's, but it is big business. Dunne secretly takes pictures of prototype cars before the public is supposed to see them in showrooms. In the secretive world of the auto industry, a car spy's work is in high demand.
• Image Blog a Digital Candid Camera
  Best Urban Images is a new blog inspired by Google's Street View, which are photos of fleeting moments in neighborhoods across the country. The Best Urban Images blog lets users vote on the best candid-camera photos captured online. One image that consistently ranked near the top was a photo of women sunbathing in bikinis.
• Tech Conference Focuses on Video Downloading
  Wall Street Journal tech writers Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher discuss the recent All Things Digital conference that included a much-hyped panel discussion between Microsoft's Bill Gates and Apple's Steve Jobs.
• New Haven to Vote on Immigrant ID Cards
  City officials in New Haven, Conn., expect to vote Monday on the rollout of a municipal identification card that would afford illegal immigrants opportunities common to other residents, such as banking. All residents may apply for the card. The city would be the first in the nation to issue ID cards to illegal immigrants.
• Fish Virus Concerns Anglers, Businesses
  A virus that is killing fish has moved across the Great Lakes and into a lake in Wisconsin. Despite warnings, humans may have spread the disease by moving contaminated fish, bait or boat water. Regulators are trying to quell the spread of the virus.
• Democratic Presidential Debate Targets Iraq War
  Eight contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination debated last night in New Hampshire. The war in Iraq dominated the conversation. Hillary Clinton came into that debate with a lead in polls over Barack Obama. The others trailed.

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