Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• General Mills changes leadership
  General Mills' CEO Steve Sanger is stepping down from that post immediately, and the company promoted president and COO Ken Powell to replace him.7:20 a.m.
• U of M's business school to require foreign study
  The University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Business will soon require its undergrads to have a business experience abroad. The new policy goes into effect this fall, with the incoming freshman class.7:50 a.m.
• Community theater fans like the intimacy
  It's opening night at the Lakeshore Players Theatre, as the curtain rises on its production of "Harvey." Audiences appreciate the intimacy and convenience they find in community theaters.7:54 a.m.
• Research points to source of frog deformities
  The growing number of deformed frogs in recent years is caused at least partly by runoff from farming and ranching, new research indicates.8:24 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• For McCain, Once and Again the Underdog
  When he first ran for the House in 1982, John McCain was the underdog. He won by knocking on lots of doors and speaking his mind to voters. It's an approach — and position — he still embraces as he mounts an uphill bid for the White House in 2008.
• Friends Push Halberstam's 'Coldest Winter'
  Five months after David Halberstam's death in a car accident, some of the journalist's close friends and colleagues band together to publicize his final book: The Coldest Winter: America and the Korean War.
• Researchers Pin Down Genome of Parasitic Worms
  Filarial nematodes are thread-like parasitic worms. They cause painful and disfiguring swelling of the legs — a condition known as elephantiasis. Now scientists have sequenced the genome of one of the worms and hope for new treatments for the disease.
• Bid to Build Reactors Is First in Three Decades
  NRG Energy will request permission to build two new nuclear reactors. It's the first request to build a new nuclear power plant in the U.S. in three decades. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has geared up for a flood of applications.
• Scientists Study Flu Vaccine in Elderly
  Some scientists say the flu vaccine may be much less effective in people over 65 than has been claimed. But they are firm that older people should still be vaccinated. About 90 percent of Americans who die from the flu are 65 or older.
• Gay Issue Looms over Episcopal Church
  American Episcopal bishops are trying to resolve whether they will accede to the worldwide Anglican Communion's request that they take a conservative stance on gay bishops and same sex blessings. The American church has a Sept. 30 deadline to placate the conservatives and avert schism.
• House to Vote on Compromise SCHIP Bill
  Lawmakers will vote on a compromise bill to renew and expand a program that provides health insurance to low-income children. President Bush has vowed to veto the measure. But pressure is mounting from every corner to get him to change his mind.
• Tabloids Have Field Day with Ahmadinejad
  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's address at New York's Columbia University produces screaming headlines in New York's tabloid newspapers. Overseas publications are more restrained and more circumspect.
• Psychiatrist Who Counsels Vets Wins Genius Grant
  Psychiatrist Jonathan Shay, who uses tales from Homer's Odyssey in work with combat veterans, is one of 24 recipients of this year's MacArthur "genius grants," which honor innovative minds.
• Microsoft Considers Stake in Facebook
  Microsoft is reportedly looking into buying a 5 percent stake in the social networking Web site Facebook. The prices being bandied about suggest FaceBook is being valued at about $10 billion.
• Fresh Approach to Cricket Wins Many Fans
  Archrivals India and Pakistan meet in the championship round of a new kind of cricket competition. Tailored for TV, the matches last a mere three hours. Fans have embraced the changes in cricket tradition.
• Amazon to Enter Music-Download Business
  Amazon.com launches a much anticipated music-download site. The Internet music store will sell songs for 89 cents to 99 cents. It will be possible to play the music on every available player from the iPod to the Zune.
• Robber Interrupts Marriage Proposal
  Luke Jacunski and his fiancee were robbed in Central Park seconds after getting engaged. He lost the ring, a Rolex and the cash that was to pay for a romantic dinner. The good news? She said yes.
• Iran's President Causes Stir at Columbia
  Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's engages in a tense exchange with students and faculty at Columbia University after an address that included nuclear ambitions, Israel, and terrorism.
• Columbia, Amazon Open Springsteen Store
  Amazon.com launches an online store exclusively for Bruce Springsteen. The site will premier his new music videos and will sell his albums, produced by Columbia Records.

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