Tag: minnesota
group name: mnpolitics
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January 20, 2009 09:54 AM EST --
Obama steps into history as first black president
the buzz is alive.
During the Presidential Inauguration ceremony, we'll keep this as an open discussion for your resource or discussion links . . .
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October 20, 2009 10:31 AM EDT --
So, there's still no Minnesota gubernatorial candidate for the Independence Party . An excerpt:
[Peter] Hutchinson, who now heads up the St. Paul based-Bush Foundation, said the IP needs a candidate . . .
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July 03, 2007 10:42 AM EDT --
From MPR News on July 2, 2007: More abortions performed last year in Minnesota
The details:
"The increase is the first time the number of abortions has gone up in five years. The report says there . . .
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May 15, 2008 11:55 AM EDT --
This is a chat transcript.
MPR's Midday hosted former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura Thursday, May 15 th 2008. He talked about his take on politics and discussed his latest book "Don't . . .
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June 28, 2008 12:10 AM EDT --
Al Franken should take a seat with someone about the recent poll numbers that came out of Quinnipiac University .
It says that here in Minnesota, the . . .
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February 03, 2009 11:37 AM EST --
Would you support slot machines in your state if it meant serious revenue? From MPR News Slot machines, tax exemptions among state revenue suggestions :
DFL Representative Phyllis Kahn has introduced . . .
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August 15, 2008 11:23 AM EDT --
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This will be a great two weeks of "media watching". . . .
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August 16, 2007 10:24 AM EDT --
This is a transcript, the chat is closed.
Bob Shrum, author of "No Excuses: Confessions of a Serial Campaigner" appeared on MPR's Midmorning program.
From The man behind the . . .
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February 20, 2008 09:26 AM EST --
MPR's Curtis Gilbert produced a feature that caught my eye: Why Dems rule the city -- Republicans, the outer ring . Like anything to do with politics, it touches on income, race, political identity . . .
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January 26, 2009 09:20 AM EST --
From MPR News: Is the timing right to cut corporate taxes?
Gov. Tim Pawlenty is scheduled to release his two year budget proposal Tuesday. He has said that it won't raise taxes and that some . . .
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May 19, 2009 10:05 AM EDT --
Another kind of political uncertainty:
The Legislature adjourned shortly after midnight without reaching a budget deal with Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who is expected to cut state spending using . . .
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September 28, 2009 10:42 AM EDT --
Do you think Gov. Tim Pawlenty could win the presidency? As a featured question on MPR's NewsQ , the responses ranged from "no" to "possibly" to "yes." A few examples:
He's not electable at that level. . . .
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July 01, 2008 06:14 PM EDT --
If you live in the Twin Cities – and those harsh winters – you feel some gratitude for the skyway system.
In St. Paul, they are vast and can get you around a fair chunk . . .
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May 12, 2008 09:33 AM EDT --
Tick tock! From One week to adjournment, legislators push budget bills :
Pawlenty and legislative leaders met briefly Sunday, but did not agree on how to erase the state's $935 million projected . . .
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January 06, 2008 11:16 AM EST --
The candidates swimsuit competition was held at an undisclosed location provided by Dick Cheney. The event, where no cameras or media is allowed, has a past veiled in secrecy, but can be traced back to . . .
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November 14, 2007 10:26 AM EST --
From MPR's Midday 11/14/2007
How should the state help the bridge disaster victims?
It is estimated that some 180 people were on the 35W bridge when it collapsed. Thirteen of them . . .
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July 10, 2008 11:02 PM EDT --
On Friday, Minnesota Public Radio's Midday program will air a discussion about the changes in journalism. Average people who just consume news sat with people in the press who are dedicated to reforming . . .
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March 12, 2009 01:48 PM EDT --
Okay, money doesn't buy happiness. And accumulating stuff shouldn't make us whole.
But there are some possessions that have value greater than the pricetag. And yet, in a recession, when the . . .
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August 07, 2007 09:15 AM EDT --
This morning an email with a link to political/editorial cartoons was waiting in my inbox. As I flipped through the pages, I wasn't sure I was ready for the political angle. Seeing image after image . . .
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January 19, 2008 04:30 PM EST --
President Bush and our Washington leaders are setting down a plan to "stimulate the economy." Perhaps it's more like that moment when the ship with a leak starts listing and you grab the . . .
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