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September 4, 2013 2:34 AM

Are you pleased with your lawmaker’s stance on intervention in Syria?

“About 200 protesters opposed to U.S military action in Syria picketed U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar’s office in Minneapolis on Tuesday afternoon,” writes Jon Collins for MPR News. President Barack Obama has asked Congress to weigh in on using military force following a chemical attack the administration said was linked to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government.…

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August 30, 2013 2:07 AM

Are you convinced the Syrian government used chemical weapons against its own people?

Obama administration officials briefed members of Congress on Thursday on the intelligence they say proves it was Syrian President Bashar Assad who used chemical weapons against his own people, writes NPR’s Eyder Peralta. Frank Thorp, of NBC News, and Reuters report that after the conference call, Rep. Eliot Engel, a Democrat from New York, said…

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August 29, 2013 12:52 AM

Does your phone keep you from living in the moment?

This short comedy film I Forgot My Phone by Charlene deGuzman captures the distracted nature of living with smart phones. “There is a moment happening right in front of you, right this second, and you’re missing it,” writes deGuzman. Today’s Question: Does your phone keep you from living in the moment? [h/t Boing Boing]

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August 28, 2013 2:10 AM

Do you support a “limited strike” against Syria?

“Questions are already swirling about the endgame as the Obama administration prepares for a likely strike against Syria as punishment for an alleged chemical weapons attack in its civil war.” writes Lolita C. Baldor for the Associated Press. Capitol View: Franken, Klobuchar: Chemical weapons use must have consequences National security experts and some U.S. officials…

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August 27, 2013 2:07 AM

Are Americans too negative?

“A wave of negativism rolls across the land. Many Americans are against instead of for. They would rather stop than start, subtract than add, demolish than build,” writes NPR’s Linton Weeks. Legendary basketball coach Bob Knight has published a book titled The Power of Negative Thinking: An Unconventional Approach to Achieving Positive Results. Campus entrepreneur…

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August 26, 2013 2:20 AM

Is playing football good for kids?

“Parents who are looking for authoritative answers to their questions about the safety of youth football, hockey and other sports may just have to wait,” reports the Daily Circuit blog. “Responding to concerns about the long-term effects of concussions and other injuries, people who work in youth sports are devising ways to make football safer.…

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August 23, 2013 1:16 AM

Has the U.S. achieved Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream of a colorblind society?

“Fewer than half of all Americans say the country has made substantial progress in the past 50 years toward racial equality, a new poll shows,” writes Associated Press reporter Hope Yen. Despite a heightened sense of racial progress immediately following the 2008 election of the first black president, Americans’ views of black progress have waned.…

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August 22, 2013 2:42 AM

Should the U.S. take action in Syria?

Note: This video contains graphic images, viewer discretion is advised. NPR’s Mark Memmott writes, “Claims by the opposition in Syria that President Bashar Assad’s forces used chemical weapons during an attack Wednesday near Damascus — killing scores of people, they say — are being followed Thursday by word that: – “The French foreign minister has…

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August 21, 2013 1:47 AM

What is your best advice for people attending the Minnesota State Fair?

“Nobody does a state fair like Minnesota,” writes MPR News producer Meg Martin. And nobody does The State Fair like Minnesotans. Everyone’s got a fair hack — that little trick that makes you an insider, the one you swear by, the one that makes your trip (or trips!) to the fair the best possible time…

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August 20, 2013 1:47 AM

What do you think of the new endangered species list for Minnesota?

“The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has added 180 species to the state’s list of endangered or threatened plants and animals, many of which have struggled to survive as native habitat disappeared. Another 29 species, including bald eagles and wolves, have been taken off the list, writes MPR News reporter Jon Collins The DNR…

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