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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Politics

Politics

Did the stimulus work?

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 23, 2010, 12:55 PM Feb 23, 2010
4

When Democrats say the stimulus has worked, and Republicans say it hasn’t, both are just guessing.

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Minnesota and marriage

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 22, 2010, 5:46 PM Feb 22, 2010
6

The same-sex marriage issue returned to the Capitol on Monday.

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Caption contest: Pawlenty and Obama

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 22, 2010, 12:27 PM Feb 22, 2010
13

Gov. Tim Pawlenty and President Barack Obama came glass-to-glass during a dinner at the White House on Sunday.

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Same-sex marriage issue resurfaces at Capitol

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 22, 2010, 12:03 PM Feb 22, 2010

A hearing is scheduled today for a bill that would recognize same-sex marriages from other states.

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God and the Minnesota state budget

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 21, 2010, 11:01 AM Feb 21, 2010
8

Gov. Tim Pawlenty says God should be part of political discussions. Is there religious direction to the budget debate?

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Republicans voted for health care extension before they voted against it

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 18, 2010, 8:55 PM Feb 18, 2010
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Minnesota House Republicans do an ‘about face’ hours after they joined with Democrats to extend health care to low-income Minnesotans.

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In search of Hollywood

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 16, 2010, 12:29 PM Feb 16, 2010
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Politicians go to Washington looking for Hollywood, only to be disappointed when they find Washington instead.

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Fact Check: Why businesses leave Minnesota

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 16, 2010, 10:53 AM Feb 16, 2010
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Anecdotes of companies leaving Minnesota because of taxes aren’t always correct.

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Tim Pawlenty’s XFL moment

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 9, 2010, 1:16 PM Feb 9, 2010
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Should a governor have two jobs at once. The current governor once said ‘no.’

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Tempest in a Tea Party

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 7, 2010, 9:06 AM Feb 7, 2010

Sarah Palin gave a speech to the Tea Party convention on Saturday and the day-after analysis is focusing on allegations she read notes written on her hand.

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The case for a Vikings stadium discussion

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 4, 2010, 10:37 AM Feb 4, 2010
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If lawmakers don’t talk about a stadium for the NFL team, the state will be dealing with a problem by ignoring it.

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Live-blogging: The people who would be governor

Bob CollinsBob Collins February 1, 2010, 11:03 AM Feb 1, 2010
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MPR’s Midday with Gary Eichten is hosting a gubernatorial candidate forum from the UBS Forum

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Mary and Bob

American politics UK style

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 29, 2010, 4:30 PM Jan 29, 2010
2

What would it be like if debate among American political leaders was more like that in Britain?

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Minnesota comes up short in high-speed rail program

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 28, 2010, 11:45 AM Jan 28, 2010
6

When it comes to competitive funding: You snooze, you lose.

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State of the Union guests

Bob CollinsBob Collins January 27, 2010, 11:17 AM Jan 27, 2010

The stories of the people invited to sit with the First Lady at the State of the Union speech are usually more interesting than the speech itself.

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