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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

A baseball character dies

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2010, 2:39 PM Oct 19, 2010

Freddy Schuman was the only person who could make people outside of New York want to root for the Yankees.

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Viral political video of the day

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2010, 1:51 PM Oct 19, 2010
4

Was Christine O’Donnell merely ignorant of the Constitution or simply disagreeing with it?

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The only thing we have to fear..

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2010, 12:54 PM Oct 19, 2010
6

Two stories in the news today reveal the extent to which we’ve become a fearful society, just as the terrorists intended.

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The price of entertainment

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2010, 12:31 PM Oct 19, 2010
2

As the NFL cracks down on violent hits, two college kids face the possibility of paralysis.

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Music at the speed of light

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2010, 11:19 AM Oct 19, 2010
2

The BBC reports today that a violinist has broken the record for the fastest playing of Flight of the Bumblebee.

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The law of politics

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2010, 10:45 AM Oct 19, 2010
2

A candidate’s ability to be interesting is inversely proportional to their ability to be elected.

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Five by 8

Power play (Five by 8 – 10/19/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 19, 2010, 7:01 AM Oct 19, 2010
1

The power of power, the power of cookies, the power of Eyedea, the power of contacts, and the power of canasta.

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You are editor: The Favre story

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 18, 2010, 3:17 PM Oct 18, 2010
3

Should the media be reporting the Brett Favre story?

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Chevron’s, media’s bad day

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 18, 2010, 12:41 PM Oct 18, 2010
5

Opponents spoof an oil company PR campaign.

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Do lawn signs make a difference?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 18, 2010, 11:34 AM Oct 18, 2010
14

Do lawn signs influence how you vote?

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Five by 8

Built-in goodness (5×8 – 10/18/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 18, 2010, 7:28 AM Oct 18, 2010
1

How we’re wired to be moral, the influence of music in our lives, why so many people aren’t interested in voting. gleefully Moorhead, and why the house always wins.

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Test your news IQ

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 15, 2010, 4:30 PM Oct 15, 2010
26

Here are 15 questions based on this week’s news from here and around the world.

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NPR fires back in wake of Stewart/Colbert rally memos

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 15, 2010, 2:29 PM Oct 15, 2010
16

NPR is pushing back against mainstream media’s favorite whipping boy — the blogosphere — over reaction to a memo earlier this week that said NPR journalists were forbidden from attending the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert “rallies” in Washington later this month.

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Five by 8

Are you in this picture? (5×8 – 10/15/10)

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 15, 2010, 7:34 AM Oct 15, 2010
4

Peeking at Twins fans, when people do good, the house that started the foreclosure freeze, an artist swept up in a graffiti crackdown, and cartoon wars.

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Is Obama flipping on gays in the military?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 14, 2010, 3:47 PM Oct 14, 2010
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A federal judges ruling striking down the rule that bans openly gay people from serving in the U.S. military has put the White House on the brink of another political firestorm.

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