Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Ford workers wonder if it's really lights out in '09
  United Auto Workers union members at Ford's plant in St. Paul have ratified a new contract that keeps the plant open a year beyond its previously scheduled shutdown. Some local union members wonder if there could be life even beyond the new shutdown date.7:20 a.m.
• Ciresi dusts for an endorsement
  DFL Senate candidate Mike Ciresi will spend the day in the shoes of custodian Mark Scherbing as he seeks the Service Employees International Union's endorsement.7:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Opera Pays Tribute to Mothers of the Disappeared
  Several decades after Argentina's Dirty War, Oscar-award winning Luis Bacalov's opera The Mother Was There traces the experiences of mothers searching for their children who vanished during the war.
• Chechnya's Pro-Moscow President Rebuilds Nation
  Locals openly claim that pro-Moscow Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov brought peace to the region. But in private, some say he has built his own cult of personality and that people live in fear of his private militia.
• Afghan Governor Has Big Plans for Lonely Province
  Tamim Nuristani, whose father was mayor of Kabul, fled to the United States in 1980. The former cab driver and restaurateur returned Afghanistan to help rebuild his homeland. As governor of Nuristan, Nuristani aims to make the province a destination for Afghan and foreign tourists.
• San Francisco Bay Oil Spill Investigated
  Federal authorities are investigating a massive oil spill in the San Francisco Bay after a Hong Kong-owned cargo ship smashed into the Bay bridge. The 58,000 gallons of fuel has defiled some 40 miles of beaches.
• Oil Spill in Black Sea Called Ecological Disaster
  A tanker broke up in the Black Sea between Russia and Ukraine two days ago. It was carrying 1.3 million gallons of oil, much of which spilled into the water. As many as 30,000 birds have already been killed. Officials are calling it an ecological catastrophe.
• Lawmakers Grapple with How to Cut Oil Dependency
  As the price of oil nears $100 a barrel, Congress' energy bill is still bogged down in conference, with House and Senate leaders unable to agree about car mileage standards, alternative fuels for utilities or ending tax breaks for oil companies.
• Moscow Honors Spy Who Defected from Britain
  George Blake, one of Russia's most revered spies was honored on his 85th birthday. Blake worked for Britain's spy agency during the Cold War. In time, he tipped off the Soviets to efforts by their enemies to decode military communications in East Berlin.
• Heavy Rain in Vietnam Frees Crocodiles from Farm
  An unknown number of crocodiles were loose in south central Vietnam, washed free from their farm after weeks of rain. The crocodiles are now being hunted by soldiers, militiamen and private citizens.
• Off-Broadway Shows Buoyed by Stagehand Strike
  Off-Broadway shows had a great weekend as Broadway went dark because of striking stagehands. Tourists and regular theatergoers found their way to off-Broadway theaters, packing those smaller houses.
• War Comes Home for Mother-Soldiers
  For two Southern California mothers who served in Iraq, returning home was a difficult transition. One National Guard sergeant said she had to "unplug the warrior" in her. The other found herself distant, mentally, from her children.

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