Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Funding for new 35W bridge still unresolved
  A group of lawmakers will meet again this week to discuss whether to authorize state money for rebuilding the I-35W bridge. The issue is complicated by politics and slow action on the state and federal levels.7:20 a.m.
• Artists explore images of war
  Images of the war in Iraq surround us - on television, in newspapers, in magazines. But how do these images compare with the reality of war? And how are our opinions of the war influenced by the images we see?7:54 a.m.
• Monday Markets with Chris Farrell
  MPR's Cathy Wurzer talks with chief economics correspondent Chris Farrell about the unemployment report, rallying markets and the earning season.8:24 a.m.
• Despite court ruling, music fans say they won't stop sharing songs
  Music lovers say it's time for the record industry to change its business model and let fans share music online.8:40 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Dodd's First Race Was Call to Service, Legacy
  A life in politics was the last thing Christopher Dodd wanted when he graduated from law school in the early '70s. But a Peace Corps stint, and the legacy of his father, a senator, prompted him to pursue what became a three-decade career in Congress.
• Nigeria Asks Gates to Prove Financial Worth
  Nigeria doesn't let just anyone into the country. When Bill Gates applied for a visa, the Nigerian government wanted proof the billionaire wouldn't overstay his welcome and become a burden on the country's social services. The Microsoft chairman had to get a letter from his bank. The letter might have said that Gates is worth an estimated $59 billion. His visa was approved.
• How to Help a Skunk
  Consider officer James Kellett's dilemma. A skunk wandered into the parking lot of the police station in Carrollton Township, Mich. The skunk had its head stuck in a salad dressing jar. So the officer could help the skunk, and risk getting sprayed, or else... ... well, there was no other option. He grabbed a pellet gun. He shot at the jar from 40 feet. It shattered. The skunk still had a glass collar around its neck, but it never sprayed, and ran away unharmed.
• Mottainai Grandma Reminds Japan, 'Don't Waste'
  Balancing a Western lifestyle of high-tech needs with an ancient conservationist attitude is becoming increasingly difficult for Japan. But as the country struggles to meet its Kyoto Protocol commitments, a children's book is urging the Japanese to recall their penny-wise roots.
• Republicans Say SCHIP Veto Override Unlikely
  Republican leaders of the House say there aren't enough votes to overturn President Bush's veto of the children's health insurance bill known as SCHIP. NPR Senior News Analyst Cokie Roberts talks with Steve Inskeep about the Democrats' plan of attack.
• The Deadly Power of Persuasion
  Writer Christopher Hitchens reflects on the death of Mark Daily, a soldier killed in Iraq. Daily was persuaded to volunteer for duty in Iraq in party by Hitchens' pro-war articles. Hitchens writes about Daily in, "A Death in the Family," an article in the November issue of Vanity Fair.
• Democrats Launch Campaign to Override SCHIP Veto
  After President Bush vetoed a highly contentious children's health insurance bill last week, Democrats are now pushing to find the votes to overturn the president's decision.
• Americans, Briton Share Nobel for Gene Manipulation
  Americans Mario R. Capecchi and Oliver Smithies and Sir Martin J. Evans of Britain won the 2007 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for devising the tools to figure out what individual genes do and how to fix them. The widely used process has helped scientists use mice to study heart disease, diabetes, cancer, cystic fibrosis and other diseases.
• Musharraf Unlikely to Give Up Pakistan Presidency
  Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf won Saturday's presidential election, but the Supreme Court still has to determine whether he was even eligible to run.
• Scramble On to Deliver Record Corn Harvest
  The ethanol boom that pushed up corn prices a few months ago may be leveling off. But in the nation's Corn Belt, farmers are just beginning to reap a record harvest. But some are worried the corn may spoil before all of it can delivered. Sarah McCammon of NET Radio in Nebraska reports.
• Security Officials Seek to Block Some Online Maps
  With Google Earth and GPS, people have grown accustomed to online maps of whatever they're searching for. But the boom in digital mapping has run into an obstacle. Some government officials are refusing to release electronic maps of what they call "critical infrastructure," such as water mains and fire hydrants.
• Heat Mars Weekend Marathons, Two Die
  Record-breaking hot weather forced a halt to the Chicago Marathon Sunday; one runner collapsed and died at the race, while dozens of others went to the hospital. A runner also died at a marathon outside Washington, D.C., where temperatures reached 90 degrees Sunday.
• Chrysler's Autoworkers Reportedly Set Strike Deadline
  Contract talks between Chrysler and the United Auto Workers began this weekend, with UAW reportedly setting a strike deadline for as early as Tuesday. Chrysler, the smallest of the domestic automakers, hasn't said if it will follow the lead of General Motors, which reached a tentative agreement with the UAW last month.
• Media Players the New Front in Delivering Spam
  Hackers are finding new ways to deliver spam, steal data and introduce computer viruses. New research suggests that online media players could be their next weapon.
• Sizing Up a $100 Laptop
  The One Laptop per Child program aims to provide low-cost laptops to people in the developing world. New York Times technology columnist David Pogue gives Deborah Amos his review of the super cheap laptop.

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