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Rape victims on trial

Bob Collins May 18, 2011, 12:46 PM May 18, 2011

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The alleged rape of a woman in New York by Dominique Strauss-Kahnthe, head of the International Monetary Fund, is giving news organizations fits by rekindling an old debate that once seemed settled.

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Same-sex marriage ban one step from voters

Bob Collins May 18, 2011, 11:43 AM May 18, 2011

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A House committee passed the bill to the House floor today on a mostly party line vote.

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David Kahn’s embarrassing evening

Bob Collins May 18, 2011, 11:08 AM May 18, 2011

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To many of us Timberwolves rubes, last night’s comments from David Kahn, the general manager of the local NBA franchise, seemed like a joke. Some people didn’t get it.

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Five by 8

Plans for Sunday? (5×8 – 5/18/11)

Bob Collins May 18, 2011, 7:20 AM May 18, 2011

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Waiting for the end of days, dumping glitter on Gingrich, thin is in at a younger age than you imagined, the dancing Jeffersonians, and Aberdeen’s secret.

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Roll call vote: Income tax increase for the wealthy

Bob Collins May 17, 2011, 3:58 PM May 17, 2011

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In a vote that surprises no one but will undoubtedly serve as the foundation for dozens of glossy mailers you’ll get during the next election season, the Minnesota House officially rejected Gov. Mark Dayton’s proposal to raise income taxes on the state’s wealthiest residents this afternoon.

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Ethics at the gas pump

Bob Collins May 17, 2011, 2:55 PM May 17, 2011

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If you know the price of a gallon of gasoline at a pump is wrong — it’s too low — do you pump and run or do you tell the clerk that it’s wrong?

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Where are the college professors getting big pay raises?

Bob Collins May 17, 2011, 1:35 PM May 17, 2011

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College professors getting big pay raises apparently are the new $100,000 waiter and waitress.

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Harmon Killebrew and the Impossible Dream

Bob Collins May 17, 2011, 11:45 AM May 17, 2011

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Eleven members of the 1967 Minnesota Twins have died before their time.

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Five by 8

Which comes first: Bullying, or talking about bullying? (5×8 – 5/17/11)

Bob Collins May 17, 2011, 7:28 AM May 17, 2011

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On speaking up, GOP vs. GOP on health care in Minnesota, what your computer desktop says about you, loose politicians sink ships, and the Freedom Riders 50 years on.

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