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Can we afford to reverse the aging process?

Bob Collins December 1, 2010, 1:00 PM Dec 1, 2010

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Harvard researchers have appeared to reverse the aging process in mice. We’re next.

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Pay freeze?

Bob Collins November 29, 2010, 11:45 AM Nov 29, 2010

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President Obama is proposing a wage freeze for federal employees to cut the deficit. It doesn’t quite rise to drop-in-the-bucket status.

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Cravaack on Talk of the Nation

Bob Collins November 24, 2010, 1:08 PM Nov 24, 2010

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Newly-minted 8th District congressman Chip Cravaack was the guest in one of his first national interviews, which featured questions from Minnesota (presumably listeners to Minnesota Public Radio..

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A visualization of changing American politics

Bob Collins November 22, 2010, 1:15 PM Nov 22, 2010

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Duke University PhD candidate David Sparks has developed a fascinating county-level look at the changing politics of America.

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Reconciling election judges

Bob Collins November 18, 2010, 3:52 PM Nov 18, 2010

Who are these election judges making claims about voting irregularities in gubernatorial elections?

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Things Tina Fey can’t say

Bob Collins November 16, 2010, 12:58 PM Nov 16, 2010

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Cool. Yet another public broadcasting controversy.

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Central Corridor may be stuck in congressional stop-and-go

Bob Collins November 16, 2010, 12:20 PM Nov 16, 2010

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Will an earmark plan sink a project that’s already under construction?

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Is Pawlenty overrated?

Bob Collins November 11, 2010, 2:09 PM Nov 11, 2010

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A new poll is getting plenty of attention in these parts because it purports to show Gov. Tim Pawlenty getting little love from his home state in a poll of potential presidential candidates.

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Polling problems

Bob Collins November 11, 2010, 10:28 AM Nov 11, 2010

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MPR reconsiders the methodology behind an apparently inaccurate election poll.

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Tom Emmer Q&A

Bob Collins November 9, 2010, 12:51 PM Nov 9, 2010

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Gov. maybe-elect Tom Emmer is holding his first public appearance since Election Day at this hour.

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Bachmann snubbed

Bob Collins November 8, 2010, 4:30 PM Nov 8, 2010

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After years of being the disciplined and unified minority, it’s unusual to see a Republicans fighting each other as they try to consolidate their power.

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Q&A with leaders of the Minnesota Legislature

Bob Collins November 8, 2010, 11:32 AM Nov 8, 2010

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The Republican leaders of the Legislature appear on MPR’s Midday.

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A letter to ‘whiny young Democrats’

Bob Collins November 3, 2010, 4:05 PM Nov 3, 2010

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A San Francisco columnist unloads on Democrats who didn’t vote.

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Live-blogging: What now for Obama?

Bob Collins November 3, 2010, 12:00 PM Nov 3, 2010

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President Obama is holding a news conference to assess the meaning of yesterday’s elections.

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The ‘R’ word and election aftermath (5×8 – 11/3/10)

dgaraets November 3, 2010, 8:00 AM Nov 3, 2010

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The 2010 race for Minnesota governor might not be as close as the 1962 contest — an election decided by 91 votes out of 1.25 million cast — but it appears we are headed for another recount.

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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Politics

Can we afford to reverse the aging process?

Pay freeze?

Cravaack on Talk of the Nation

A visualization of changing American politics

Reconciling election judges

Things Tina Fey can’t say

Central Corridor may be stuck in congressional stop-and-go

Is Pawlenty overrated?

Polling problems

Tom Emmer Q&A

Bachmann snubbed

Q&A with leaders of the Minnesota Legislature

A letter to ‘whiny young Democrats’

Live-blogging: What now for Obama?

The ‘R’ word and election aftermath (5×8 – 11/3/10)