Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• A better approach to sex offender policy
  Across the country, state lawmakers are getting tough on sex offenders. Is it the best way to improve public safety?6:40 a.m.
• Minnesota National Guard is coming home
  Seventy-five soldiers from Grand Rapids arrived at Fort McCoy in Wisc., yesterday, where they are being demobilized before going home.7:20 a.m.
• The reasons for World Refugee Day
  It's World Refugee Day -- a day designated by the United Nations to raise awareness of the plight of refugees. Refugees account for only a small percentage of nationwide immigration, but Minnesota takes a lot of them.7:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Study: Low-Skilled Workers Failed by Free Trade
  A study by one of the world's top economic institutes finds that free trade may be hurting low-skilled workers. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development says the rising tide of globalization hasn't lifted all boats.
• South Carolina Mourns Charleston Firefighters
  Flags are flying at half-staff in South Carolina after nine firefighters died battling a furniture warehouse fire in Charleston. Investigators are combing through the burned furniture company searching for answers. The loss of nine men was the most deadly day for firefighters since Sept. 11, 2001.
• Michael Moore's 'Sicko' Flogs U.S. Health Care
  Director Michael Moore, whose upcoming film, Sicko, attacks the American health care system, is scheduled to have a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. While Sicko does not open in most theaters until next week, it has already generated considerable attention.
• Armstrong, Other Riders Doped, Author Says
  Champion bike racer Lance Armstrong used performance enhancing drugs to win his record seven consecutive Tour de France victories, according to a new book. David Walsh, a sports journalist and author of From Lance to Landis: Inside the American Doping Controversy at the Tour de France, talks with Steve Inskeep.
• Hamas-Fatah Rift Splits Palestinians' Priorities
  Recent fighting between Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas has left Gaza and the West Bank divided. Daoud Kuttab, a Palestinian journalist and director of the Institute of Modern Media at Al Quds University in Jerusalem, discusses how Hamas and Fatah became rivals, and why Hamas is strong in Gaza versus Fatah's strength in the West Bank.
• Vatican Issues Commandments for Driving
  The Vatican is taking on road rage. Vatican officials Tuesday released a sort of a Ten Commandments on the moral aspects of driving. No. 1: Thou shall not kill. Also, teenagers listen up: a car shall not be used as a place of sin. Coming in at No. 5: Cars shall not be an expression of power and domination.
• Panel Criticizes Small's Tenure at Smithsonian
  Former Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lawrence Small created an "an imperialistic and insular culture" at the Washington organization, according to an independent panel that reviewed his tenure. Small resigned from his post in March.
• Bush Administration to Phase in New Passport Rules
  The Bush administration will soon announce its plans for enforcing a new requirement that all Americans show a passport when crossing the border by land from Canada and Mexico. The administration is trying to defuse congressional efforts to delay the passport rule until 2009, after a similar one for air travel caused major delays at passport offices.
• French Presidential Candidate Royal Quits Beau
  French presidential candidate Segolene Royal has separated from her long-time partner, Francois Hollande, who's also the head of the French Socialist Party. The couple has four children but never married. Their personal and political relationship formed a backdrop to the recent presidential election in France.
• New TV Drama Soaps Up Personal Life of CEOs
  ABC is premiering a new drama called Big Shots, about four young CEOs trying to stay on top. TV shows about corporate suits don't usually pull in the ratings like cops and doctors do, but Big Shots is more about the CEOs' steamy personal lives than stock prices.
• Panel Weighs Financing Congressional Campaigns
  The Senate Rules Committee holds a hearing on legislation that would give public funds to candidates who agreed to hold down their spending. The ever-lengthening list of fundraising and lobbying scandals has prompted senators to re-think the way they run for office. The top Senate races last year cost more than $25 million dollars.
• CIA's Rizzo Mum at Confirmation Hearing
  John Rizzo, up for the top legal job at the CIA, dodged questions during 90 minutes of questioning by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Senators tried to press him on some of the CIA's more controversial operations since Sept. 11, 2001. Rizzo has served as the CIA's acting general counsel for the past three years.
• Boeing, Airbus Square Off at Paris Air Show
  The Paris Air Show is bringing together the biggest players and the latest technologies in the aviation industry. America's Boeing and Europe's Airbus are dominating the show once again. With Boeing parading the success of its 787, Airbus has been trying to recover from the manufacturing problems that delayed sales of its giant A380.
• N.Y. Mayor Bloomberg Drops GOP Affiliation
  Mayor Michael Bloomberg dropped his Republican Party membership to become unaffiliated. The news has many wondering if he's planning a run for the White House. Bob Hennelly, a reporter at member station WNYC, talks with Renee Montagne.
• Democrats Struggle With Free Trade Issue
  Democrats endorsing free trade risk alienating union voters. But if they renounce it, opponents may label them a protectionist. Presidential candidates tried to address the issue without tripping over it.

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