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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

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Fail!

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 4, 2008, 1:54 PM Sep 4, 2008
7

The convention is a bonanza for the security guard industry. Many restaurants have suffered.

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How they see us

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 4, 2008, 10:03 AM Sep 4, 2008
1

The view out a bus window has provided a poor glimpse of what St. Paul is like.

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Where comedy, politics, and education meet

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 4, 2008, 9:31 AM Sep 4, 2008

Two area students find their calling on The Daily Show.

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Minnesota delegate: The streets are unsafe

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 3, 2008, 5:10 PM Sep 3, 2008
2

Protests near Landmark Center sent the delegates to their buses. But a more typical ‘convention vibe’ arrived downtown at the same time.

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What did the police know and how did they know it?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 3, 2008, 1:19 PM Sep 3, 2008
8

Two stories out today paint a picture of how well embedded police sources were in the groups that had promised to shut down the Republican National Convention.

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Candidates’ kids in photo ops

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 3, 2008, 12:44 PM Sep 3, 2008
19

Candidates say the media shouldn’t focus on their children. Then they make them part of photo ops.

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Few mentions of bridge at convention

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 3, 2008, 10:37 AM Sep 3, 2008
1

Given the way Republicans embraced 9/11 and the stories of heroism at the 2004 Republican National Convention in New York, it was mildly surprising that they wouldn’t do the same with the stories of the Minneapolis bridge collapse.

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The story… and the real story

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 3, 2008, 8:36 AM Sep 3, 2008
10

Republicans are trying to show that John McCain is an in-charge guy. So why wasn’t he allowed to pick the VP candidate he wanted?

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A battleground state

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 3, 2008, 8:05 AM Sep 3, 2008
3

After two days of protests, the term takes on a new meaning.

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Whoops

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 2, 2008, 7:12 PM Sep 2, 2008
3

The chair of the Republican Party didn’t help Sarah Palin much on Tuesday night.

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New target: The media?

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 2, 2008, 4:25 PM Sep 2, 2008
2

Officials say ‘credible reports’ indicate the media may be targets of some protesters.

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Political chicks a go-go

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 2, 2008, 1:46 PM Sep 2, 2008

Republicans didn’t want to be seen partying while New Orleans was underwater. Whoops.

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Scenes from a standoff

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 2, 2008, 1:05 PM Sep 2, 2008
1

How a group of labor concert goers got caught in a police standoff in St. Paul.

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What they’re saying

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 2, 2008, 12:19 PM Sep 2, 2008
1

A look at delegate blogs around the country.

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Anarchists’ statement

Bob CollinsBob Collins September 2, 2008, 9:02 AM Sep 2, 2008
26

The RNC Welcoming Committee is promising more street action.

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