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Pilots’ story may surface on Monday

Bob Collins October 25, 2009, 8:07 PM Oct 25, 2009

Two Northwest Airlines pilots explained to the NTSB on Sunday why they overshoot their Minneapolis destination.

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The Northwest jokes

Bob Collins October 25, 2009, 11:14 AM Oct 25, 2009

We’ve had the official explanation, now it’s up to the comedians to provide the context.

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Pilots of Flight 188 had plenty of chance to rest

Bob Collins October 24, 2009, 9:47 AM Oct 24, 2009

The pilots of the wayward Northwest Airlines flight had 17 hours of rest time.

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The ‘what if’ scenario

Bob Collins October 23, 2009, 7:22 PM Oct 23, 2009

Flight 188 was the first significant test of the U.S. air defense structure since 9/11. We failed.

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Flight 188 pilot denies he was asleep

Bob Collins October 23, 2009, 7:20 PM Oct 23, 2009

‘I can assure you none of us was asleep,’ First Officer Richard I. Cole told ABC News.

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Sleeping seen as more likely explanation for Flight 188

Bob Collins October 23, 2009, 3:47 PM Oct 23, 2009

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Few talking heads are buying the “cockpit argument” excuse for the Northwest flight that missed its Minneapolis destination.

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Flight 188: Making it add up

Bob Collins October 23, 2009, 11:22 AM Oct 23, 2009

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The military’s reasons for not intercepting a potential threat to Minneapolis suggests a delay in determining there was one.

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Five at 8 – 9/23/09: Your first Internet moments

Bob Collins October 23, 2009, 6:55 AM Oct 23, 2009

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Happy birthday to the Internet, the man who puts other people’s words in his mouth, chickens most fowl, your money or your brother, and night lights in Minneapolis.

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Tales from the flight deck

Bob Collins October 22, 2009, 2:19 PM Oct 22, 2009

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A Northwest Airlines flight crew was so busy fighting Wednesday night that they missed the Minneapolis St. Paul airport.

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Predicting the flu

Bob Collins October 22, 2009, 1:37 PM Oct 22, 2009

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There appears to be no reliable historical context for what’s going on.

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The cancer question

Bob Collins October 22, 2009, 11:07 AM Oct 22, 2009

Do cancer survival rates prove the need for health care reform?

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Motorizing your living room furniture

Bob Collins October 22, 2009, 9:07 AM Oct 22, 2009

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Barnstorming on your couch.

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Five at 8 – 10/22/09: The new spanking?

Bob Collins October 22, 2009, 7:31 AM Oct 22, 2009

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Shouting at your kids, teachers making house calls, are CEOs worth their pay, are we ready for a wave of dementia, and would you buy a mobile home from this man?

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It could’ve been tragic

Bob Collins October 21, 2009, 3:00 PM Oct 21, 2009

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There’s a reason federal safety officials are reacting with such alarm when an airliner lands on a taxiway.

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Raising Hell House

Bob Collins October 21, 2009, 2:44 PM Oct 21, 2009

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If it’s near Halloween, it’s time for Hell House stories.

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