NewsCut

If you didn’t pay attention to the news, you’ll have a tough time with this week’s Quiz. If you did pay attention, you’ll still have a hard time with it.

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Five by 8

5×8- 3/5/10: Who owns culture?

Bob Collins March 5, 2010, 7:10 AM Mar 5, 2010

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A white group wins a competition in a dance identified with African Americans. So?

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Spreading rumors

Bob Collins March 4, 2010, 4:02 PM Mar 4, 2010

3

How to spread a rumor with social networking.

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Role reversal

Bob Collins March 4, 2010, 3:48 PM Mar 4, 2010

1

What if it were the Internet that was dying and newspapers that was the upstart media?

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Bill Lawrence and tribal sovereignty

Bob Collins March 4, 2010, 12:35 PM Mar 4, 2010

1

The Native American Press journalist was a relentless opponent of tribal government in Minnesota.

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A tax on plastic bags

Bob Collins March 4, 2010, 12:07 PM Mar 4, 2010

8

Should Minnesota impose a 5-cent tax on plastic bags?

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Wells Fargo execs raked in cash in 2009

Bob Collins March 4, 2010, 11:13 AM Mar 4, 2010

1

The giant bank is paying its bosses more than any other U.S. big bank.

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Five by 8

Five by 8 – 3/4/10: The angry American

Bob Collins March 4, 2010, 6:31 AM Mar 4, 2010

3

Are Americans as angry as the narrative says, when God shouldn’t be ‘part of the discussion,’ a reporter fills your pain, Duluth strikes back, and the healing power of coffee.

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Mary and Bob