Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• State to flood victims: Apply for federal loans
  As the federal disaster deadline looms for residents in southeastern Minnesota, state officials are trying to push homeowners to apply for federal loans before asking for state dollars.7:20 a.m.
• Schools warn of budget shortfalls
  School district leaders say they need more money to head off significant budget shortfalls.7:24 a.m.
• Ugandan doctor takes home diabetes strategies honed in Minnesota
  A Ugandan doctor returns to her diabetes clinic this week armed with new strategies for treating the disease in Uganda's impoverished kids.7:54 a.m.
• Catching combat stress: Physicians learn the signs
  It's been about 60 days since the majority of Minnesota's 2,500 National Guard soldiers returned home from Iraq, and adjusting to life back home can be difficult. A conference Wednesday in the Twin Cities will help health care professionals identify and treat combat stress.8:24 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Iraqi Interpreters Grateful for U.S. Troops' Support
  Abood al-Khafajee considers himself lucky. A Marine captain for whom he was an interpreter in Iraq helped him and his family come to America. But others in al-Khafajee's family wonder why more Iraqi refugees aren't permitted to settle in the United States.
• Sports, the Rodney Dangerfield of Academia?
  Princeton Athletic Director Gary Walters says it is unfair that sports get less academic respect than drama or music. Frank Deford agrees, saying the sports-arts divide smacks of hypocrisy.
• U.S. Investigates Food Supplier for Troops in Iraq
  Federal investigators reportedly are looking into the deals that several U.S. food companies made to supply the U.S. military in Iraq. The probe focuses on whether the companies set excessively high prices when they sold their goods to the Army's primary food contractor for the war zone.
• Turkey Due to Vote on Iraqi Attack
  The Turkish parliament is due to vote to approve plans to cross Iraq's northern border to attack Kurdish militants. The U.S. urges restraint. Iraq's vice president held emergency talks in the Turkish capital, Ankara, to try to head off a clash.
• Dalai Lama to Receive Congressional Gold Medal
  The Dalai Lama is to receive the Congressional Gold Medal. The Chinese government is not happy about the award or the warm reception the Dalai Lama is receiving from the Bush administration. The White House is trying to downplay the situation.
• GOP Presidential Fundraising Struggles
  Republican presidential hopefuls were on the stump, thanking party donors who gave money to support the eventual nominee. It's a strange year in fundraising: all of the GOP contenders are struggling while Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are flush with cash.
• Poll Reflects Republican Divisions on SCHIP
  A majority of Republicans polled by NPR, the Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health, said they support the SCHIP bill — but a majority also disapprove of Congress overriding the president's veto.
• New Stubborn Ear Infection Resistant to Drugs
  Doctors in Rochester, N.Y., discover a new strain of bacteria that is causing ear infections in children. They report in The Journal of the American Medical Association that it's resistant to every antibiotic approved to treat common infections.
• Cablevision Deal Is in Jeopardy
  The largest shareholder in Cablevision indicated it may vote against a buyout deal. If it does, the deal will collapse, again. Cablevision was founded by the Dolan family. They made a $10.6 billion offer to buy out the company. But some shareholders say the Dolans' bid is too low.
• China's Stock Market Rallies to Record High
  China's benchmark Shanghai Index closed over 6,000 points for the first time. Some analysts say the market is heading for a significant correction. But investors continue to pile on, believing the government won't let the market crash ahead of next year's Olympic Games.

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