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Michael OlsonMichael Olson April 7, 2016, 1:49 PM Apr 7, 2016
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MPR News has decided to discontinue Today’s Question. Read more →

Should the U.S. close the Guantanamo Bay detention center?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson February 23, 2016, 2:08 PM Feb 23, 2016
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President Obama said Tuesday that the detention center is “contrary to our values” and is seen as “a stain on our broader record” of upholding the highest rules of law. Read more →

Who would you like to see win in New Hampshire?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson February 9, 2016, 2:57 PM Feb 9, 2016
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John Kasich took the most votes out of Dixville Notch early Tuesday morning, but it is expected to be a good night for Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump in New Hampshire. Read more →

What do you think of Obama’s actions to reduce gun violence?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson January 5, 2016, 11:20 AM Jan 5, 2016
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Saying that America faces a “gun violence epidemic,” President Obama is taking “a series of common-sense executive actions” to reduce gun violence Tuesday, the White House says. First among the measures: tighter rules on background checks for gun buyers. Read more →

Do you agree with the federal response to the militia occupation in Oregon?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson January 5, 2016, 8:05 AM Jan 5, 2016
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Federal authorities made no immediate attempt to retake the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in the remote high desert of eastern Oregon, which about two dozen activists seized over the weekend as part of a decades-long fight over public lands in the West.
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What New Year’s resolution should the 2016 presidential candidates make?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson January 1, 2016, 12:44 PM Jan 1, 2016
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Happy 2016, is there one thing that candidates running for the White House could resolve to do (or not to do) that would make the U.S. a better place? Read more →

Does the WHO study that categorizes processed meats as ‘carcinogenic’ have you rethinking your diet?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson October 26, 2015, 8:35 AM Oct 26, 2015
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While doctors have long warned against eating too much meat, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency gave the most definitive response yet Monday about its relation to cancer — and put processed meats in the same danger category as cigarettes or asbestos. Read more →

Would Democrats be better off if Joe Biden entered the 2016 race?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson August 24, 2015, 2:02 PM Aug 24, 2015
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Vice President Joe Biden is reportedly considering a run for the top job. Read more →

Does Ashley Madison have a legitimate copyright claim on their client’s leaked data?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson August 21, 2015, 8:09 AM Aug 21, 2015
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Copyright law is an inappropriate way to deal with ingrained social antipathy to perceived sexual deviance, or with Ashley Madison’s negligent security practices, or with the company’s failure to actually delete information after taking money to delete it. Read more →

Should universities be required to spend more of their endowment on students?

Michael OlsonMichael Olson August 19, 2015, 8:52 AM Aug 19, 2015
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As part of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act expected later this year, Congress should require universities with endowments in excess of $100 million to spend at least 8 percent of the endowment each year. Read more →

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