Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• DFLers say Pawlenty's call for budget ideas too late
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty has told legislators he wants to hear their latest budget-cutting suggestions by Friday. But some DFL lawmakers aren't taking him up on the offer.7:20 a.m.
• Gov. Pawlenty on unallotment and his future plans
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty is moving ahead with the process of evaluating the state's budget and deciding what to unallot, or cut.7:25 a.m.
• Art Hounds: Karel Funk, MnOrch and 'Bomp'
  This week the 'hounds' are on the trail of a Minneapolis dance "happening," a Rochester painting exhibiton in which the artist is part photo-realist, part "Dutch Master," and a MnOrch concert featuring one of the world's finest symphonists.8:25 a.m.
• Wider measure of unemployment paints darker picture
  The official U.S. unemployment rate is 8.9 percent. But the government has another measure that tell a truer story of how American workers are faring. By that measure, the unemployment rate is nearly 16 percent.8:40 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• In Praise Of Broadway's Orchestrators
  Many of Broadway's greatest orchestrators remain little-known. Ever hear of Sid Ramin, Jonathan Tunick, Don Walker, Russell Bennett or Ralph Burns? Exactly. But those are the men who orchestrated West Side Story, Gypsy, A Chorus Line, Sweeney Todd, Hello Dolly and South Pacific.
• After 50 Years, Space Monkeys Not Forgotten
  In 1959, the United States finally succeeded in sending monkeys into space and bringing them home alive. Two years before any humans, Able and Baker were launched about 360 miles up and experienced about nine minutes of weightlessness.
• Credit Cards: What Should Be In Your Wallet?
  While some companies have jacked up the cost of their credit cards before new legislation goes into effect, others are already making changes that will benefit consumers. Experts give guidelines for figuring out which credit card works best for you.
• Obama Administration Designing Mideast Policy
  President Obama hosts the president of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on Thursday. It's the latest in a series of meetings as he tries to put together a comprehensive policy for the Middle East. Besides trying to negotiate an Israel-Palestinian peace agreement, there are other issues that people in the region will be watching.
• Ramallah: West Bank's Boomtown
  Palestinians hope that Jerusalem will one day be the capital of their future state. But for now, the West Bank city of Ramallah serves as the Palestinians' political, commercial and cultural capital. And this once sleepy city is taking off.
• A Pop Idol Writer For China's New Generation
  Author Guo Jingming, 25, is a pop icon in China. His work has been attacked for commercialism and narcissism, the very criticism often directed at China's generation of only children under the one-child policy. But his popularity is unmistakable: He reportedly has earned $3.5 million in the past two years as the nation's top-selling author.
• Journalists Go To New York To Collect Pulitzers
  Journalists from across the country will be awarded one of the most coveted prizes in journalism Thursday — the Pulitzer. Alexandra Berzon of the Las Vegas Sun will receive her Pulitzer for public service. Berzon talks with Steve Inskeep about her award-winning stories on construction deaths on the Las Vegas strip.
• White House Creates Office Of Innovation
  The Obama administration has created the White House Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation. The idea is for the government to work with nonprofit organizations to identify programs that have had proven success in tackling social problems, such as homelessness and joblessness, and then to expand those programs across the country. The office will in effect provide seed money for the most innovative ideas.
• Investors Fear Government Borrowing Too Much
  A jump in government bond yields stoked fear that higher interest rates will stall the economy before it has a chance to recover. There are worries that the government is borrowing too much money.
• Company's 'ATM For Books' Prints On Demand
  Have you ever had that frustration of walking into a bookstore, looking for a specific book, and being told it's out of print or not in stock? A New York company wants to put an end to that. On Demand Books has installed a trial machine in a London bookstore that prints out books on request.

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