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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for April 2010

Birther refuses order to deploy

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 15, 2010, 12:04 PM Apr 15, 2010
10

Lt. Col. Terry Lakin, a Bronze star recipient, is refusing to deploy to Afghanistan because he has not seen a copy of President Barack Obama’s birth certificate.

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Why volcano eruptions ground the airlines

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 15, 2010, 10:01 AM Apr 15, 2010
1

Capt. Eric Moody of British Airways has the answer firsthand. He was at the controls of a Boeing 747, which inadvertently flew into a volcanic ash cloud. All four engines quit.

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Five by 8

5X8 – 4/15/2010: The fireball

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 15, 2010, 6:25 AM Apr 15, 2010
6

The Midwest’s sky show. Ready to pay for a Vikes stadium Minneapolis? The curse of high expectations. Letters from the Tea Party. And why your allergies are worse this year.

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St. Paul stadium: What might have been?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 14, 2010, 3:17 PM Apr 14, 2010
2

St. Paul came close to getting the Twins’ stadium once. What’s happened to the possible locations since?

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Race and the tea party movement

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 14, 2010, 12:03 PM Apr 14, 2010
15

Judging from the crowds at its rally, the tea party does not appeal to non-whites. Can it be a national movement without creating a racial divide?

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Minnesota earmarks (continued)

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 14, 2010, 10:51 AM Apr 14, 2010

Tracking funding requests from Minnesota’s congressional delegation.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 4/14/10: KMSP gets Daily Show treatment

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 14, 2010, 7:01 AM Apr 14, 2010
5

Local station plays straight man to Jon Stewart, the fatty society, today’s phrase that pays, catching a virus from a plant, and foster homes for veterans.

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Key provision of health care law for business unresolved

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 13, 2010, 3:33 PM Apr 13, 2010

The administration’s interpretation of the law’s impact on small business contradicts the law President Obama signed.

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Images that changed the world

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 13, 2010, 2:30 PM Apr 13, 2010
8

What one image comes to mind?

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Dark days for ethanol?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 13, 2010, 1:40 PM Apr 13, 2010
2

The ethanol industry is fighting back against attempts to curtail billions of dollars in tax credits.

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Is it a fee or a tax?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 13, 2010, 12:27 PM Apr 13, 2010
6

The cost of renewing your vehicle tabs may go up.

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Nebraska’s new abortion law

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 13, 2010, 11:05 AM Apr 13, 2010
4

Nebraska has became the latest battleground in the war over abortion

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A golfer’s life

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 13, 2010, 10:35 AM Apr 13, 2010
3

What do Masters golf tournament champions do the day after they win the most prestigious golf tournament in the world?

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 4/13/10: How long will Target Field last?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 13, 2010, 7:12 AM Apr 13, 2010
5

Newer ballparks are already needing facelifts, why classical music is alive, from Minneapolis to Mt. Everest, DFL’s November prospects considered, and why emotions outlast memories that drive them.

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Earmarks and the Minnesota delegation

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 12, 2010, 3:06 PM Apr 12, 2010
3

Are they pork or needed projects?

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