Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Classified ad sparks new mystery novel
  Best-selling author and former Twin Cities TV producer Julie Kramer got the inspiration for her latest novel from a classified ad. It said: "Wedding Dress, never worn."6:55 a.m.
• FBI confirms link between terror indictments, missing Somalis
  A federal grand jury has indicted two men on terrorism charges in connection with the ongoing investigation of about 20 missing Somali-American men from the Twin Cities.7:20 a.m.
• Minnesota delegation wary of proposed health care reform
  Barack Obama wants health care reform ready to sign by the end of the summer, but much of Congress, including Minnesota's delegation, are deeply divided on the issue.7:25 a.m.
• A Minnesota motto: Stuff it and seethe
  Today's headlines are about unsealed indictments... health care reform.... and here's this one... and an alleged Minnesota Ponzi scheme. But it's sometimes the little stories in the back of the newspaper that tell us how Minnesota is changing.7:45 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Revolutionary Sounds: A Bastille Day Music Mix
  The streets of Paris might have been in chaos in 1789, but music still rang out. Commentator Miles Hoffman leads a guided Bastille Day tour through the music of the French Revolution.
• California Schools Quake From Budget Cuts
  California schools were once in the top 10 nationally. Now as scores fail, so does the economy, further compromising the school systems. One institution hopes that becoming a charter school may help brighten its future.
• Analysts Turn To Software For Spotting Terrorists
  Intelligence officials have long hoped that data mining — collecting vast amounts of personal information — would uncover some sort of discernable terrorist pattern. But as hopes for that outcome dim, analysts are turning to a system that searches through data to find common threads.
• Sotomayor To Answer Judiciary Panel's Questions
  Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor is back before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday. She listened to hours of comments at her confirmation hearing Monday before getting a chance to give her own opening statement. Senators of both parties praised her personal accomplishments.
• Abortion Issue Could Derail Health Care Overhaul
  Senators working to craft an overhaul bill have turned back several abortion-related amendments. And in the House, a group of Democrats has vowed to vote against any bill unless it explicitly excludes abortion as a covered or subsidized benefit.
• Web Sites: Weight Loss Tactical Support
  Online weight-loss programs are gaining in popularity. Some people are finding they would rather try to lose weight through a database than meet in a group.
• Baseball Standouts In St. Louis For All-Star Game
  Major League Baseball players are taking a break for the All-Star game Tuesday Night in St. Louis, where President Obama will throw out the first pitch. So who's hot and who's not heading into the second half of the season?
• Swat Valley Refugees Begin Journey Home
  Pakistan has begun a program to return residents of the Swat Valley to their homes. People left the area after intense fighting began in late April between the country's army and Taliban militants. Some residents refuse to go back, citing lingering security concerns and demanding aid promised by the government.
• Critics Say Saudi Textbooks Still Encourage Violence
  Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, textbooks used in Saudi Arabian schools have been criticized for teaching religious intolerance that can lead to violence. Now, the country is revising textbooks and reforming education. Critics wonder if those efforts go far enough.
• Lawyer Gets 20 Years In $400 Million Fraud
  A once-prominent Manhattan attorney was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison. Marc Dreier, 59, had pleaded guilty to a $400 million scheme that involved fake promissory notes.

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