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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Archives for August 2008

Down in front!

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2008, 11:01 PM Aug 31, 2008
1

Texas has to get used to the cheap seats.

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Scenes from the convention

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2008, 9:03 PM Aug 31, 2008

Be sure to send us your images from around the region.

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Good timing

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2008, 7:27 PM Aug 31, 2008

One of the items of swag handed out to political convention attendees: An emergency radio for natural disasters.

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Media stars bug out

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2008, 6:09 PM Aug 31, 2008
1

Another big anchor has ended his one-day love affair with the Twin Cities.

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A pending disaster?

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2008, 4:36 PM Aug 31, 2008
5

The Republican convention is, for all practical purposes, being held in name only. Downtown St. Paul appears ready to take the brunt of the disaster.

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Where is the Republican National Convention?

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2008, 2:13 PM Aug 31, 2008
5

The people of St. Paul, bless their hearts, have spent a considerable amount of energy in the last few months, reminding the national media and anyone else who would listen, that the Republican National Convention is in St. Paul. That’s not entirely true.

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The raid: Part II

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2008, 12:28 PM Aug 31, 2008

Video from Saturday’s police raid on a St. Paul house.

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Elections and the media

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2008, 12:05 PM Aug 31, 2008

At the Science Museum in Minnesota this (Sunday) morning, the political media aristocracy is holding court, discussing the elections and their role in it.

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MSP 1 Denver 1

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2008, 11:58 AM Aug 31, 2008

Denver ties up the comparison competition with a win in the ‘convention inflation’ category.

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Inside Xcel

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2008, 11:48 AM Aug 31, 2008

With a hurricane threatening to cause a natural disaster, RNC officials are mulling whether to create an economic one in the Twin Cities.

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Educating the visitors

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2008, 10:54 AM Aug 31, 2008
2

Reading blogs from attendees of the Republican National Convention reveals a serious lack of knowledge about Minnesota.

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The CNN Grill

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2008, 10:00 AM Aug 31, 2008
1

Next week, you can get in for half-angst.

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Weather

From the northerners, with love

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 31, 2008, 9:46 AM Aug 31, 2008

Ambulance teams from Minnesota and North Dakota are helping with evacuations along the Gulf Coast.

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Minneapolis-St. Paul 1 Denver 0

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 30, 2008, 10:35 PM Aug 30, 2008
3

The Twin Cities tried to impress the media on the eve of the Republican National Convention… and succeeded, apparently.

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Scenes from a raid

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 30, 2008, 2:56 PM Aug 30, 2008
9

Police raided a St. Paul home Saturday afternoon where “media activists” were working.

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