http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/?refid=0 A blog for conversation about the Minnesota Public Radio News program In The Loop. Copyright 2009, Minnesota Public Radio Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:18:12 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.21-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jeff Horwich Starting today, we're going to start putting up blog entries for each episode. This should make the podcast easier to use with iGoogle and some other applications. Download MP3 (audio help) * TaxGirl Kelly Phillips Erb on the new IRS... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/11/new_episode_tax_cheats_secret.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/11/new_episode_tax_cheats_secret.shtml Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:18:12 CST Sanden Totten Whether or not they supported Hamid Karzai, Afghans everywhere must be breathing a small sigh of relief now that the drawn out fall election is finally over. He may not be everyone's dream come true, but at least it's one... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/11/the_night_life_in_afghanistan.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/11/the_night_life_in_afghanistan.shtml Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:12:33 CST Jeff Horwich I might have a slight cold, but the news-worthy-of-karaoke-parody-treatment never rests. This week it's the "election" of Hamid Karzai in Afghanistan. Our buddy. Listen for it as well in the next podcast, paired with a great interview with the Christian... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/11/newstune_karzai_the_song.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/11/newstune_karzai_the_song.shtml Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:24:14 CST Jeff Horwich http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/11/which_vikings_player_should_in.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/11/which_vikings_player_should_in.shtml Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:21:46 CST Sanden Totten This economy is rough. But by all accounts Michigan is one of the places getting it the worst. The state's major industry, car manufacturing, is on the ropes. Unemployment is around 15%. Whole swaths of urban areas are vacant as... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/down_but_not_out_in_detroit.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/down_but_not_out_in_detroit.shtml Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:41:07 CDT Jeff Horwich Got ahold of some of the cabin audio recording from that wayward Northwest / Delta flight. Nifty.... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/from_the_cockpit.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/from_the_cockpit.shtml Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:02:41 CDT Sanden Totten The word in Pakistan is that this is the big one. For weeks now the Pakistani military has been charging into Taliban territory. Everyday there are updates on the number of militants arrested or taken out by national soldiers. By... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/the_pakistani_military_goes_in.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/the_pakistani_military_goes_in.shtml Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:28:59 CDT Sanden Totten It's a revolution! It's the next big thing! It's what all the kids want for Christmas! Of course I'm talking about Google Wave. And anyone following the tech world knows that Google Wave is a big deal. But what exactly... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/weighing_in_on_google_wave.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/weighing_in_on_google_wave.shtml Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:36:49 CDT Jeff Horwich Evidently, the financial crisis didn't make much of a dent in the financial perks awarded to the CEOs of the country's top financial services companies, including firms ponying up for things like country club dues and CEOs' income tax bills.... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/newstune_for_the_financial_ceo.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/newstune_for_the_financial_ceo.shtml Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:25:09 CDT Jeff Horwich We get that question when the MPR Member Drive rolls around. And this time we actually have a good answer: Yes. (Sort of.) This time, we have a special link that will let you register your support for ITL when... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/q_can_my_membership_support_in.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/q_can_my_membership_support_in.shtml Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:47:26 CDT Sanden Totten When we asked Corey Wright what area of the news he follows closely, he said "The destruction of our country and world by elite world bankers bent on a one world government and power over all." Of course we had... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/pssst_its_a_conspiracy.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/pssst_its_a_conspiracy.shtml Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:32:44 CDT Sanden Totten It's time for another SkribitCast where Sanden answers questions that you, our dear audience, offer up. (What do you think . . . long lost relatives?)This week we take on the following queries: * Who else thinks Tim Geithner looks... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/woody_guthrie_vs_tim_geithner.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/woody_guthrie_vs_tim_geithner.shtml Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:27:49 CDT Jeff Horwich For the latest podcast, we checked in with Naj, who blogs about Iran for Neo-Resistance. Given the subject matter, Naj blogs (and talks to us) under only her first name. Like the last time we talked with her, she has... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/iran_plucking_some_fish_from_m.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/iran_plucking_some_fish_from_m.shtml Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:42:27 CDT Jeff Horwich The other soldiers in Captain Andrew Lane's unit have given him a special nickname: Captain Planet. With all the cruddy news coming out of Afghanistan, we went looking for an interview that would give us a little different perspective. In... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/on_the_phone_from_afghanistan.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/on_the_phone_from_afghanistan.shtml Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:39:48 CDT Jeff Horwich ...Mapping the Sins is a Hard Thing to Do. For the new podcast episode, we put a call in to Mitchell Stimers, a geographer at Kansas State University, who helped create maps showing (sort of) the distribution of the Seven... http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/sinners_are_red_midwesterners.shtml?refid=0 http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/archive/2009/10/sinners_are_red_midwesterners.shtml Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:16:12 CDT