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August 19, 2013 2:18 AM

Should the U.S. cut military aid to Egypt?

“The U.S. has been unable to do much to reduce the violence in Egypt. President Obama canceled upcoming joint military exercises, and says the administration is looking at other options, perhaps affecting the $1.5 billion in military aid the U.S. provides Egypt each year,” reports NPR News. Today’s Question: Should the U.S. cut military aid…

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August 16, 2013 2:42 AM

Are you a fan of pedal pubs?

Photo by rwalseth via Instagram Critics of pedal pubs seized upon Thursday’s pedal pub crash in Minneapolis to vent their frustrations over the bikes. It was only a matter of time. The things are a menace. MT @citypages Pedal Pub crashes, riders removed on stretchers: http://t.co/bRM1F6KDcn — Julio Ojeda-Zapata (@ojezap) August 15, 2013 Uh, DUIs…

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August 15, 2013 1:57 AM

Do you have an expectation of privacy when using email?

Photo by Mario Antonio Pena Zapatería via Flickr People who use Gmail and other free email systems have no reasonable expectation of privacy, according to papers filed in a U.S. district court by lawyers for Google. The filing was made in June, when Google moved to dismiss a case accusing it of breaking federal and…

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August 14, 2013 12:00 AM

Are there too many people running to be the next mayor of Minneapolis?

“A record 35 candidates have filed to run for mayor of Minneapolis,” writes MPR News reporter Curtis Gilbert. The likely leading candidates include City Council members Don Samuels and Betsy Hodges, former council members Jackie Cherryhomes and Dan Cohen, former Hennepin County commissioner Mark Andrew, Park Board Commissioner Bob Fine, business executive Stephanie Woodruff and…

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August 13, 2013 2:33 AM

How would you like to see public education change in Minnesota?

The disparity in achievement on standardized tests in between minorities and white students is worse in Minnesota than in virtually any other state. “We’re being beaten by states like Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia. This is absurd,” Minneapolis City Councilmember and candidate for mayor Don Samuels said from the steps of Harvest Preparatory School, a North…

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August 12, 2013 2:18 AM

Do you support reducing sentences for nonviolent drug offenders?

“Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is set to announce Monday that low-level, nonviolent drug offenders with no ties to gangs or large-scale drug organizations will no longer be charged with offenses that impose severe mandatory sentences,” writes Sari Horiwitz in the Washington Post. The new Justice Department policy is part of a comprehensive prison…

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August 9, 2013 2:02 AM

Are the new security rules during Vikings games excessive?

“The Vikings will kick off their 2013 pre-season against the Houston Texans at 7 o’clock tonight. The NFL is also kicking off a new security regime and the Vikings will be banning a wide variety of items fans are used to carrying in to their seats,” writes MPR News reporter Tim Nelson. “That includes women’s…

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August 8, 2013 2:08 AM

What would you do with $149.3 million?

Photo by Scott Mindeaux via Flickr “At least three people in two states have beaten astronomical odds to become the nation’s latest Powerball millionaires,” writes Associated Press reporter Barbara Rodriguez. One of the tickets was sold in Minnesota. The holder of that ticket is entitled to a third of the $448 million jackpot. Two other…

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August 7, 2013 1:08 AM

Obama to Leno: domestic tracking programs critical to security. What do you think?

President Obama on Tuesday defended the U.S. government’s surveillance programs, telling NBC’s Jay Leno that: “There is no spying on Americans,” writes NPR’s Greg Henderson. “We don’t have a domestic spying program,” Obama said on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. “What we do have is some mechanisms that can track a phone number or…

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August 6, 2013 1:11 AM

Should CNN and NBC pull Clinton shows?

“The Republican National Committee charged Monday that NBC and CNN are promoting a potential presidential candidacy by Hillary Rodham Clinton, threatening to blackball them from future GOP primary debates if they air upcoming programs on the former secretary of state,” writes AP reporter Ken Thomas. RNC chairman Reince Priebus called a planned NBC miniseries on…

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