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Political Junkie: Tweets and recalls

Political Junkie: Tweets and recalls

Political Junkie Ken Rudin discussed President-elect Donald Trump's accusations that millions of illegal votes were cast in November and the push for recounts in three states.
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'This Chair Rocks'

In a culture obsessed with eternal youth, Ashton Applewhite is stubbornly defiant. Applewhite is out with a new book that celebrates growing older.
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The growing mentoring movement

The growing mentoring movement

Founder and CEO of Encore.org, a San Francisco-based organization leading efforts in mentoring, Marc Freedman and MPR's senior economics contributor, Chris Farrell, discussed the mushrooming mentoring movement.
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More 'Rad Women': Worldwide role models

More 'Rad Women': Worldwide role models

Kate Schatz returns with a second collection highlighting powerful and influential women who don't always make the history books.
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'Not Just Jane': The women authors history overlooked

'Not Just Jane': The women authors history overlooked

Jane Austen was a fierce talent, but she wasn't alone in her era. "You couldn't swing a petticoat without knocking over authoresses young and old," Shelley DeWees writes in a new book.
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8 books bound for the small screen

8 books bound for the small screen

Childhood favorites and new bestsellers are getting the small-screen treatment with a fleet of new adaptations for TV or Netflix.
by Tracy Mumford

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Op-ed: Zuckerberg and Facebook must defend the truth

New York Times media columnist Jim Rutenberg believes that Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg has an obligation to crack down on the fake news on his site.
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In post-election disarray, where do Democrats go now?

Two Democratic strategists discussed the future of the party and the dimly lit path they are on for the next two years before midterm elections.
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Political Junkie: A confluence of policy and politics

Political Junkie: A confluence of policy and politics

Political Junkie Ken Rudin shared his concerns with MPR News host Kerri Miller about President-elect Donald Trump's inability to separate his business affairs with his presidential duties.
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A closer look at President-elect Donald Trump's economic plan

A closer look at President-elect Donald Trump's economic plan

Donald Trump has made a lot of promises to make America's economy "great again." But which of his plans and promises do economists think will actually work?
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