Tag: news
group name: mnpolitics
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August 04, 2007 11:26 AM EDT --
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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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January 23, 2008 01:11 PM EST --
Are Minnesota's ground water quality issues the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 's problem, a government issue, or a citizen's problem?
What action would you like to see on this . . .
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July 02, 2008 03:37 PM EDT --
From now through December, Midmorning will look at six key debates that define America using Howard Fineman's book "The Thirteen American Arguments" as our guide.
You can learn . . .
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January 05, 2009 09:41 AM EST --
It has been - and will continue to be - very interesting around this recount. On Midmorning today:
"The Minnesota Canvassing Board is expected to certify Al Franken the winner of the U.S. Senate . . .
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January 17, 2008 09:31 PM EST --
At Minnesota Public Radio we had a forum discussion on the environment (there will be more about this later). But even in this context, it was amazing how the economic slide made its way into the conversation. . . .
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April 18, 2008 04:49 PM EDT --
Ward Connerly, chairman of the American Civil Rights Institute, is a prominent opponent of affirmative action and in a recent debate argued for the removal of race-based preferences:
"I think . . .
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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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March 21, 2008 11:44 AM EDT --
The Bush Administration said in 2003 that the Iraq war would cost about $50 billion. Five years later, hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent -- about $12 billion every month. Nobel winning . . .
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July 18, 2006 12:03 AM EDT --
On this Monday, July 17, 2006 State Senator Becky Lourey and Minneapolis developer Tim Baylor have officially filed their candidacy for Governor and Lieutenant Governor at the Secretary of State's . . .
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December 30, 2006 03:43 PM EST --
We were sitting in the living room when the news anchor announced: Saddam Hussein was put to death. I had heard rumblings that it was “imminent”, “soon to happen”, . . .
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February 26, 2009 01:06 PM EST --
As if paying for college was not rough enough... now that plastic in your pocket is getting into the act.
Philip Novak of Minneapolis thought it made sense to put about $8,000 on his credit card. The . . .
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September 11, 2007 05:24 PM EDT --
Call it inconsiderate driving at its least ... and road rage at its worst.
But aggressive driving can be a problem to those motorists in close proximity. But our newsroom would like to understand the . . .
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July 25, 2006 02:55 PM EDT --
During the last legislative session in the State of Minnesota, a few things needed to get done and House Representative Melissa Hortman (D-MN) was up to the task. The session began on March 1, 2006 . . .
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November 21, 2008 04:14 PM EST --
Gov. Tim Pawlenty and legislative leaders are already predicting that Minnesota's state budget will have a "substantial, multi-billion" dollar deficit, according to Gov. Pawlenty.
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April 23, 2007 08:52 AM EDT --
Recently both Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and MN Gov. Tim Pawlenty asserted that today's high schools are obsolete.
Minnesota Public Radio News considers the premise in Special report: Is . . .
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August 11, 2006 11:02 AM EDT --
Wednesday, August 16, 2006, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the Minnesota DFL Disability Caucus will hold an organizational meeting at the Courage Center in Golden Valley (map and directions here).
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December 18, 2006 08:50 AM EST --
Hello folks. Nothing like a little tea and some news. First things that caught my eye today:
Jets soar, Vikings crash That's got to sting. The article helpfully points out "Both the Vikings . . .
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January 31, 2007 10:11 PM EST --
Al Franken, well-known comedian, author, satirist and radio personality, has announced that he will leave his radio show on Air America as of February 14, 2007. It is expected that he will announce his run . . .
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