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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for October 2008

Live-blogging Midmorning: The youth vote

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2008, 10:02 AM Oct 29, 2008
14 Comments

Is ‘the youth vote’ a real deal or a mirage?

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Live-blogging Midmorning: Trust and unity

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2008, 9:05 AM Oct 29, 2008
17 Comments

How do we put all the acrimony of the campaign behind us?

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News Agenda – Wednesday October 29, 2008

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2008, 7:04 AM Oct 29, 2008

Here’s the news you’ll hear on the way home today.

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Codeweavers promotion crashes site

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 5:05 PM Oct 28, 2008

Nearly 500,000 people got free software from a St. Paul firm on Tuesday.

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Joe the Plummer?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 4:13 PM Oct 28, 2008
7 Comments

What if Joe the Plumber were Joe the teacher?

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Like old times

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 3:00 PM Oct 28, 2008
1 Comment

Wall Street had a good day. That qualifies as news these days.

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The cold facts

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 1:48 PM Oct 28, 2008
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A cold virus is smarter than we are.

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Economic ripples

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 12:15 PM Oct 28, 2008
2 Comments

The sour economy hits Minnesota

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Voting machines

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 11:49 AM Oct 28, 2008
2 Comments

Decades later, Collins realizes a voting machine kept his vote from being counted.

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Prepping for cuts at the Capitol

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 11:12 AM Oct 28, 2008

Gov. Pawlenty is asking state agencies to prepare their budgets with a 5-percent cut.

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Robocalls on parade

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 10:16 AM Oct 28, 2008
2 Comments

Has anyone ever actually been swayed by one?

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Target a target?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 8:23 AM Oct 28, 2008

A press release from a hedge fund owner has ignited some debate over the future of Minneapolis-based Target Corp.

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News Agenda – Tuesday October 28, 2008

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2008, 6:57 AM Oct 28, 2008
4 Comments

Looking into the news crystal ball.

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Northwest brand to disappear March 30

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2008, 6:11 PM Oct 27, 2008
2 Comments

The ‘Northwest brand’ on employee uniforms will disappear for good in the spring.

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The unspoken fear

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2008, 3:50 PM Oct 27, 2008
4 Comments

The disruption of an alleged plot to kill Barack Obama brings the ‘a’ word out into the open.

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