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Today's Question Blog

What do you think of Minnesota’s system of party caucuses?

Minnesotans will gather Tuesday night to declare their preferences for president, elect delegates to party conventions and help shape party platforms. What do you think of Minnesota’s system of party caucuses?
by Eric Ringham

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How do you think the United States and other countries should respond to the situation in Syria?

As Syria’s violent crackdown on rebels and dissidents continues, the U.N. Security Council is unable to agree on a course of action. Today’s Question: How do you think the United States and other countries should respond to the situation in Syria?
by Eric Ringham

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What do you think of constitutional amendments as a way to make policy?

Minnesotans will vote this fall on a constitutional amendment on marriage. Legislators are considering proposals for several other constitutional amendments as well. Today’s Question: What do you think of constitutional amendments as a way to make policy?
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What changes would you like to see in campaign finance laws?

There’s been a great deal of concern this campaign season about super PACs, which have changed the political landscape with their unlimited spending for and against candidates. There is talk of a constitutional amendment to allow greater regulation of such groups. What changes would you like to see in campaign finance laws?
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What role should evaluations play in teacher job security?

The Minnesota House is considering a bill that would make teacher evaluations a factor in determining teacher layoffs. The bill would end the “last in, first out” approach dictated by teacher seniority. Today’s Question: What role should evaluations play in teacher job security?
by Eric Ringham

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If you were energy czar, how would you change U.S. energy policy?

President Obama called last week for an “all-out, all-of-the-above strategy” for the development of U.S. sources of energy. Today’s Question: If you were energy czar, how would you change U.S. energy policy?
by Eric Ringham

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Is grandiosity an appealing characteristic in a president?

After he promised to establish a moon base by the end of his second term as president, Newt Gingrich responded to earlier suggestions that he was grandiose. He said that “Americans are instinctively grandiose because we believe in a bigger future.” Today’s Question: Is grandiosity an appealing characteristic in a president? http://www.npr.org/2012/01/26/145882817/-president-gingrich-promises-permanent-moon-base
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How have your perceptions of Google changed over the years?

Google has announced that it will begin tracking the web-surfing habits of users across all of its many services, and not give users the chance to opt out. Technology watchers say the change will allow Google to target ads more precisely to individual consumers. Today’s Question: How have your perceptions of Google changed over the…
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Does everyone in America have a fair shot?

In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama spoke of a United States in which the many can share in economic growth, the middle class is supported and everyone gets “a fair shot.” Today’s Question: Does everyone in America have a fair shot?
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