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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Politics

Live-blogging: Barack Obama’s first news conference

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2008, 1:35 PM Nov 7, 2008
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Provide your response to the president-elect’s news conference.

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Election and recount: The view from Washington County

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2008, 12:39 PM Nov 7, 2008

How workers get ready for a recount.

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Catching up with Jim

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 7, 2008, 7:52 AM Nov 7, 2008

The ‘roots’ of the grassroots celebrate.

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Bachmann’s back

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 6, 2008, 5:45 PM Nov 6, 2008
21

Bachmann wonders whether it will be possible to disagree with an African American president and not be subject to allegations of racism.

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Transition Web site goes online

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 6, 2008, 4:00 PM Nov 6, 2008
3

The site’s main picture makes me wonder whether it’s still OK to laugh.

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Embedding

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 6, 2008, 10:29 AM Nov 6, 2008
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Details of the campaign are coming out from embedded reporters who kept secrets until after Election Day.

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Post-election etiquette

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 6, 2008, 9:18 AM Nov 6, 2008
16

What is the appropriate length of time to keep lawn signs and bumper stickers in place?

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Picking judges

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2008, 9:58 PM Nov 5, 2008
2

A look at the deliberative nature of selecting a judge on Election Day.

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Ralph Nader’s day after

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2008, 6:32 PM Nov 5, 2008
25

The perennial third-party candidate references Uncle Tom in a discussion about Barack Obama.

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The religious vote

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2008, 4:23 PM Nov 5, 2008
3

The Evangelical vote made the difference in 2000 and 2004. What about 2008?

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Where are the missing Senate votes?

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2008, 1:57 PM Nov 5, 2008
17

Twenty-five thousand Minnesotans voted for the top of the ticket and left the second race blank?

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Proposition R fails

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2008, 11:36 AM Nov 5, 2008
2

There’ll be no George W. Bush sewage treatment plant.

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Let the campaign begin

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2008, 11:07 AM Nov 5, 2008
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Now that the 2008 campaign is over, the 2012 campaign begins.

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Why Franken (maybe) lost

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2008, 10:05 AM Nov 5, 2008
13

Nearly 15 percent of Washington County voters jumped the DFL ship as they worked their way down the ballot.

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No history in the headlines

Bob CollinsBob Collins November 5, 2008, 9:15 AM Nov 5, 2008
7

Local newspapers gave us little reason to save a historic headline.

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