Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Ramstad announces his retirement from Congress
  After years of commuting from Minnesota to Washington, Ramstad acknowledged, "I'm burned out. I'm tired. I still have the passion for policymaking, I still have the passion for politics. But I want to be home."7:20 a.m.
• Two families struggle to recover from flood
  One month after the flash floods crashed through southeastern Minnesota, flood victims are beginning to get a sense of their futures. For two couples, those futures are a stark contrast.7:25 a.m.
• American Indians want more recognition of tribal IDs
  Indian tribes won the right to use tribal identification cards during elections, but band members still can't use them for many other things, like cashing checks, making flight reservations, or doing county-related business.7:49 a.m.
• Take a 'Right on Lake Street'
  A new exhibit opening Tuesday at the Minnesota History Center explores the continuing transformation of Lake St. in Minneapolis.7:54 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Alan Bennett Imagines a Reading Royal
  If you've got a stack of books that you know you should read, but you never do, maybe you have something in common Queen Elizabeth II. Or at least with the queen as imagined by writer Alan Bennett in The Uncommon Reader.
• Blackwater's Iraq Security Contract Threatened
  Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has revoked the license of U.S. security firm Blackwater USA and vows to punish those responsible for the deaths of Iraqi civilians. Blackwater employees escorting U.S. State Department officials Sunday came under attack. At least nine Iraqis were killed in the crossfire.
• U.S. Military Surge Faces Challenges in Sadr City
  The biggest challenge to the U.S. 82nd Airborne, deployed to northeast Baghdad in the surge, is radical Shiite cleric Muktada al Sadr and his Mehdi Army. U.S. commanders say progress is complicated by divisions within Sadr's movement. Secret talks with Sadr aides are taking place.
• Investors Want SEC's Help on Climate Risks
  A group of state treasurers and asset management companies, controlling billions in stocks and other securities, wants the Securities and Exchange Commission to force companies to provide more information on the risks they face from climate change.
• Motorcycle Makers Seek to Quell Noise Outcry
  Dozens of communities are passing noise laws aimed at reducing the rumble of motorcycles. The largest U.S. manufacturer of motorcycles, Harley-Davidson, says it's paying attention to the trend and trying to get riders to go easier on the ears.
• Cross-Examination Begins in Warren Jeffs Trial
  Defense attorneys in the trial of Warren Jeffs, leader of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, cross-examine a woman who was 14 when she says Jeffs arranged a marriage for her. Jeffs faces life in prison if convicted of charges of accomplice to rape in the arranged marriage.
• U.S. Resettlement Plan Stalled for Iraqis in Syria
  Iraqi refugees in Syria are paying the price of strained Syrian-U.S. relations. More than 2 million Iraqis have fled to Syria, Jordan and other Middle East countries. The Bush administration pledges resettling them to the United States, but for Iraqis in Syria, the U.S. resettlement program is stalled.
• Author Hosseini Returns to Afghanistan
  Afghanistan saw 4 million of its refugees flood back into the country after the Taliban government fell in 2001. Some are still suffering. And that prompted novelist Khaled Hosseini to get involved. As a good will envoy for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Hosseini traveled to Kabul.
• California Judge Rejects Suit Against Automakers
  A federal judge in California tosses out a lawsuit by the state attorney general holding the six largest automakers responsible for global warming emissions. The suit claimed that the automakers account for more than 20 percent of human-generated carbon dioxide emissions.
• Food Safety Improvement Plan Unveiled
  A trade group representing some of the nation's biggest food companies unveils plans for improving the safety of imported food. The industry is especially concerned these days about tainted products, both from overseas and from home.

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