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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Politics

Live-blogging Midday: Mayoral debates

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 2, 2009, 11:48 AM Nov 2, 2009
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MPR’s Midday hosted a mini-debate for mayoral candidates in St. Paul and Minneapolis.

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For many in Congress, it’s not the economy

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2009, 9:24 AM Oct 29, 2009
7

A brutally honest exchange is taking place at the Capitol today, and few of the people elected to Congress seem interested in it.

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Was Rudin wrong?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2009, 1:32 PM Oct 27, 2009
2

Can a political commentator compare President Obama with President Nixon and get away with it? No.

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Patients or prisoners?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 20, 2009, 3:08 PM Oct 20, 2009
8

If a sexual offender treatment facility in Moose Lake is more hospital than prison, why are people worked up about flat-screen TVs?

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Wither Vermilion

Than Tibbetts October 13, 2009, 12:03 PM Oct 13, 2009
2

A report on the status of the proposed Lake Vermilion State Park shows it will likely be a game of “wait and see.”

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Capitol showbiz

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 1, 2009, 10:05 AM Oct 1, 2009
1

Members of Congress who sit on an important committee, often don’t bother showing up.

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Did money talk?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 29, 2009, 2:04 PM Sep 29, 2009
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The people deciding health care legislation make plenty of money from industries most affected by the proposals.

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Creative writing, politics style

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 29, 2009, 1:19 PM Sep 29, 2009
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Politicians try to pry money loose from supporters as the quarter ends.

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A tax to love?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 28, 2009, 2:17 PM Sep 28, 2009
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Gov. Pawlenty applauds the fruit of a tax bill he hated.

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What do you want?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 27, 2009, 8:42 AM Sep 27, 2009
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Do we want politicians to bend to what the polls say? Yes.

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Action figures then and now

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 25, 2009, 2:52 PM Sep 25, 2009
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We’re wistful for the time when the idea of action figures in politics was fresh and new.

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History or politics

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 25, 2009, 1:40 PM Sep 25, 2009
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Is the video of school children singing about Barack Obama indoctrination or education?

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Obama on racism

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 22, 2009, 8:30 AM Sep 22, 2009
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If President Barack Obama doesn’t think racism plays a significant role in opposition to his policies, why do so many people think it does?

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I see your ‘dumb,’ and I raise you an ‘elitist’

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 21, 2009, 10:24 AM Sep 21, 2009
5

Old tensions are new again.

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Ramstad for governor?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 18, 2009, 11:31 AM Sep 18, 2009
5

The former congressman drops a firecracker.

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