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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Politics

A republic or a democracy?

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 12, 2008, 4:48 PM Aug 12, 2008
1

Should politicians vote the way you want them to vote, even if it’s against their better judgment?

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The shifting political sands of energy

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 12, 2008, 10:59 AM Aug 12, 2008
6

A new poll says Minnesotans favor more drilling.

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Live-blogging Midmorning: Flip-flops

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 12, 2008, 5:00 AM Aug 12, 2008
11

When does a change in position constitute a ‘flip-flop?’

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The Edwards affair

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2008, 5:57 PM Aug 8, 2008
8

A local filmmaker finds a moment of fame — maybe a small fortune — with an image of the woman with whom John Edwards had an affair.

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The ‘we matter’ index

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2008, 7:40 AM Aug 8, 2008
6

An update on the presidential campaign in Minnesota.

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Seifert questions welfare spending

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 7, 2008, 1:44 PM Aug 7, 2008
3

Why are debit cards issued to some Minnesota welfare recipients being used in Hawaii… or 48 other states for that matter?

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New flip-o-meter

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 6, 2008, 11:02 AM Aug 6, 2008
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If there’s one label that’s been known to stick to a politician — flip-flopper is it.

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The “g” word

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 23, 2008, 9:09 AM Jul 23, 2008
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Is John McCain a racist for using an unacceptable term to refer to his North Vietnamese prison guards?

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Fear and loathing in America’s newsrooms

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 21, 2008, 8:54 AM Jul 21, 2008
14

Rasmussen has released a series of polls today purporting to show the media are biased.

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Live-blogging the president’s news conference

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 15, 2008, 8:41 AM Jul 15, 2008
19

Is the economy really that bad, or is it just the case of the media being nattering nabobs of negativity?

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Franken’s challenge

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 14, 2008, 3:10 PM Jul 14, 2008
5

Al Franken’s poll numbers aren’t budging, and some DFLers are frustrated.

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The many faces of Jesse

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 14, 2008, 12:56 PM Jul 14, 2008
11

Is there anybody not named Johnny Depp who can look so different from one gig to the next?

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The battleground watch

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 10, 2008, 4:08 PM Jul 10, 2008
1

Will presidential candidates love us as much in 2008 as they did in 2004?

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It’s official!

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 10, 2008, 12:50 PM Jul 10, 2008
2

Political candidates make media hay by doing something everybody already knew they were doing.

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Jesse being Jesse

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 9, 2008, 9:57 AM Jul 9, 2008
13

When it comes to media attention, is Ventura using Brett Favre’s playbook? Or is Favre using Ventura’s?

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