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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

For many in Congress, it’s not the economy

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2009, 9:24 AM Oct 29, 2009
7

A brutally honest exchange is taking place at the Capitol today, and few of the people elected to Congress seem interested in it.

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Five at 8 – 10/29/09: The news media’s dirty little secret

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 29, 2009, 7:38 AM Oct 29, 2009
9

The news media repackages when it should report, why do kids eat lead, the Sea of Plastic, how do we know the recession is over, and the math of the World Series.

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After 188

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2009, 4:17 PM Oct 28, 2009

Some systemic problems are coming to light as a result of the Northwest Airlines incident.

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Monticello’s revenge

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2009, 1:52 PM Oct 28, 2009
6

Sometimes, government competing with private business can bring better prices and services.

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Today in the flu

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2009, 12:26 PM Oct 28, 2009
2

Dispatches from Planet Flu.

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Five at 8 – 10/28/09: Congressional comics

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 28, 2009, 7:42 AM Oct 28, 2009
2

Halloween costume ideas, the guy who can almost make you root for the Yankees, why can’t people get mental health services, should Social Security recipients get another $250, and the war on terror reconsidered.

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The Unemployed: Chris Johnson

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2009, 4:11 PM Oct 27, 2009
7

The White Bear Lake woman says human resources is neither humane, nor resourceful.

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Was Rudin wrong?

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2009, 1:32 PM Oct 27, 2009
2

Can a political commentator compare President Obama with President Nixon and get away with it? No.

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Homeland Security chief avoids Flight 188 intercept question

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2009, 12:55 PM Oct 27, 2009
5

Janet Napolitano says she’ll wait until after the NTSB completes its investigation.

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Twin Cities real estate market is now among country’s hottest

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2009, 8:54 AM Oct 27, 2009
2

The Twin Cities area has seen four consecutive months of home value increases.

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Five at 8 – 10/27/09: Religion and football

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 27, 2009, 7:31 AM Oct 27, 2009
13

Why is religion so closely tied to a violent sport, why it’s not easy being green glass, Minnesota bears and the BBC, why are we in Afghanistan, and who’s lying in the Flight 188 saga?

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Flight 188: The explanation

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2009, 2:08 PM Oct 26, 2009
30

The pilots were on their personal laptops when they should’ve been flying the airplane, the NTSB said today.

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Profile of an artist

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2009, 12:31 PM Oct 26, 2009

In New York, an artist took a short helicopter ride, and is spending the week sketching the entire city skyline from memory.

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Luxury airline flight? Dream on.

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2009, 12:08 PM Oct 26, 2009
1

Boeing unveiled a model of what an interior of its newest jet might look like:

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Five at 8 – 10/26/09: How the drug companies blew the flu vaccine

Bob CollinsBob Collins October 26, 2009, 7:20 AM Oct 26, 2009
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Still think H1N1 is overblown? The secret to a long marriage. Why are hunting exploits front-page news? Thinking positively. So long, Lou Jacobi.

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