Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Bush Foundation breaks new ground for older artists
  The St. Paul-based Bush Foundation has announced the creation of a significant new grant program for older artists. Its goal is to encourage artists at a time when they're often neglected and carry them through what could be the most productive part of their lives.6:25 a.m.
• Minnesota not alone in struggle for transportation funding
  Most states are feeling the transportation spending pinch, and they're having mixed success finding ways to raise money.7:20 a.m.
• New school plans bring back memories
  Duluth school officials are considering a plan to reconfigure, and possibly close, one or more of the city's three high schools. Commentator Robin Washington says the new plans remind him of an old problem: school segregation.7:24 a.m.
• High water in Fargo
  Crews in Fargo are building a temporary levee downtown against rising waters. They're also watching the next storm system moving in with the promise of more rain.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Spain's National Anthem to Get Lyrics
  Spain's anthem dates back to the 1700s, but it never had lyrics. The Spanish Olympic Committee is looking to 2008 and wants to change that. Some lawmakers Monday called for lyrics to be written by the end of summer. So Spain's Olympic athletes will be able to do more than just hum along when their anthem is played.
• Iran Warns Detractors of Nuclear Program
  The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, warned the U.S. and its allies to abandon what he called "arrogant policies." Ahmadinejad also seemed to dismiss any idea that his country would use its nuclear activities to build weapons. That is exactly what the United Nations and others fear most. But Tuesday Ahmadinejad asked the rhetorical question, "What is an atomic bomb good for?" He went on to say, "Thoughts can't be changed by a nuclear bomb. Today is the day of thought and logic."
• Bernstein Claims to Reveal the 'Real' Hillary
  In his new biography of Sen. Hillary Clinton, writer Carl Bernstein claims to cut through what he calls the "self-generated myth" about the presidential candidate. Bernstein talks about the details of his new book, A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
• Developing Iraq Security Forces an American Priority
  While most of the Iraqi army's 10 divisions are now under Iraqi control they are still far from able to work on their own. They rely on the U.S. for logistics, training and advice. Gen. Dana Pittard has spent the past year working to develop them into a non-sectarian, professional force that can one day take over security.
• Guantanamo War Crimes Charges Dismissed
  Charges against two Guantanamo detainees accused of chauffeuring Osama bin Laden and allegedly killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan were dismissed Monday. In both cases, military judges ruled that only "unlawful" enemy combatants can be tried by the military trials. The ruling is a major setback for the Bush administration.
• Rep. Jefferson Indicted on 16 Counts
  U.S. Democratic Rep. William Jefferson of Louisiana was charged Monday with soliciting bribes and paying off a Nigerian official. In a 16-count indictment he was charged with fraud, obstruction of justice, conspiracy. He had been accused of storing $90,000 intended for bribes in his freezer.
• Former Czech President Reflects on Democracy
  A U.S. plan t o build a missle defense system in the Czech Republic would have to be approved by its parliament — a relatively new body that has only held real power since the end of the Cold War. Former Czech President Vaclav Havel says the Czech Republic is different than some other nations the U.S. hopes to change.
• New McCartney Album Released by Starbucks
  Former Beatles front man Paul McCartney releases his new album, Memory Almost Full, Tuesday on the Hear Music label owned by coffee retail giant Starbucks rather than his longtime label EMI. It's just the latest measure of how much things have changed in the music business.
• Blurted Obscenities Don't Breach Decency
  A federal appeals panel ruled that blurted obscenities do not violate decency standards. The decision was a strong rebuke of the Federal Communications Commission. Under President Bush, the FCC has taken a much harder line on airing profanities — even unscripted expletives during live broadcasts.
• Six Day War: The East Jerusalem Controversy
  Shortly after the Six Day War ended in 1967, Israel annexed East Jerusalem, a highly controversial move that is still not recognized internationally. Part of the fallout — the ownership of a Palestinian home in an East Jerusalem neighborhood on the frontline between Israel and Jordan — remains in dispute.
• NASCAR Chairman Bill France Dies of Cancer
  Bill France, the longtime chairman of NASCAR, lost his battle against cancer Monday. He was 74. He was the son of NASCAR founder William France. Under the leadership of Bill France Jr. the sport grew from a rural Southern diversion into a multibillion dollar enterprise.
• Guyana Dismayed Over Ties to JFK Terrorism Plot
  In Guyana, people are distressed that their small Caribbean-coast nation has been thrust into the spotlight as the source of three suspects in an alleged plot to destroy infrastructure at New York's JFK airport.
• Democratic Presidential Contenders Tell of Faith
  The three leading Democratic presidential contenders — New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, Illinois Sen. Barak Obama and former North Carolina Sen. John Edwards — sat down with liberal religious leaders Monday evening to talk about faith.
• Ex-White House Aide Libby Faces Sentencing
  Lewis Libby, former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, faces sentencing Tuesday on four perjury and obstruction of justice charges. In March, Libby was convicted of repeatedly lying to the FBI and the grand jury during an investigation into the leak of a CIA operative's identity. Covert agent Valerie Plame-Wilson's name was leaked to the press within days of her husband's public criticism of the Bush administration.
• Midway Battle Marked the Turning Point in WWII
  Nearly 2,000 people gathered on a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific to honor those who served in the Battle of Midway 65 years ago. That was the fight that marked a turning point in World War II. Six months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Japanese navy was planning another sneak attack and the target was Midway. But this time the U.S. Navy was ready.

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