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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Politics

Assessing Obama

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 18, 2009, 11:59 AM Dec 18, 2009
9

NPR commentator Juan Williams considers President Obama one year later.

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Spinning the marijuana story

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 14, 2009, 3:39 PM Dec 14, 2009
2

A report claims marijuana use is growing in popularity. Or is it?

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A senator’s Hanukkah gift

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 8, 2009, 8:28 PM Dec 8, 2009
2

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, has unveiled his latest work, and it’s not legislation.

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Should there be a restriction on lobbying by ex-lawmakers?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 8, 2009, 4:29 PM Dec 8, 2009
3

Minnesota doesn’t have a law — as Congress does — banning legislators from lobbying activities for a year after they leave office.

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Do taxes kill jobs?

Bob CollinsBob Collins December 3, 2009, 10:02 AM Dec 3, 2009
14

Most states with lower taxes than Minnesota have unemployment rates higher than Minnesota’s.

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Live-blog: The health care debate

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 30, 2009, 2:58 PM Nov 30, 2009

The Senate debate is underway.

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Apples-to-oranges polling

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 27, 2009, 7:49 AM Nov 27, 2009
2

Why do two polls with the same apparent question yield different results?

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Should Sarah Palin have a platform?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 17, 2009, 1:03 PM Nov 17, 2009
5

MPR Midday featured a fascinating — if slightly uncomfortable — moment today when the question came up of whether news organizations who talk about Sarah Palin are being irresponsible.

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The presidential bow

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 16, 2009, 1:05 PM Nov 16, 2009
8

Should the president of the United States bow to foreign dignitaries?

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Health care: Better than nothing?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 11, 2009, 11:40 AM Nov 11, 2009
13

Politicians are debating whether a bad bill is better than no bill at all.

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Bucks for the buck

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 10, 2009, 5:54 PM Nov 10, 2009

How much does it cost to get the governor to the deer hunt opener?

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Behind the health care vote

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 8, 2009, 8:46 AM Nov 8, 2009
3

Why did so many Democrats vote against the health care bill?

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The “awesome” candidate

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 3, 2009, 2:33 PM Nov 3, 2009
13

The state that gave us the Lizard People has done it again.

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Should presidents salute?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 3, 2009, 12:07 PM Nov 3, 2009
10

How many messages are conveyed when a president salutes?

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How much will health care cost you?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2009, 3:29 PM Nov 2, 2009
20

Government experts say some middle-class families would still face a big budget hit for health care

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