Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Local leaders announce opening of the new I-35W bridge
  Gov. Tim Pawlenty, U.S. Sens. Norm Coleman and Amy Klobuchar and other local leaders join together at the site of the new I-35W bridge to announce when it will open. Midday broadcasts this press conference live.11:00 a.m.
  More from MPR
  Details for 35W bridge memorial due Monday (09/11/2008)
  Medical journal publishes review of bridge response (09/11/2008)
  Discussion: How to celebrate the new I-35W bridge opening (09/09/2008)
• 'Truth telling in the media and the fall elections'
  As the presidential campaign races to November, TV sets will be flooded with political ads, some of them critical and misleading. Recently, at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute, panelists sought to shed light on this part of politics - what voters can learn about the candidates from the topics in and the tone of the ads their campaigns put out. Midday broadcasts their discussion.12:00 p.m.
  Guests
  Kathleen Hall Jamieson: Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania and author of several books, including "Packaging the Presidency: A History and Criticism of Presidential Advertising."
  Bill Adair: St. Petersburg Times Washington bureau chief and editor of PolitiFact.
  Brooks Jackson: Director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center. During his time as a reporter for CNN, he pioneered the "adwatch" and "factcheck" form of stories.
  More from MPR
  Presidential candidates discuss service (09/12/2008)
  Future Tense with Jon Gordon (09/12/2008)
  Latino voters share thoughts on election (09/11/2008)
  Campaigning in battleground states (04/29/2008)
  Energy action plan for the next president (09/09/2008)
  Resources
  About Kathleen Hall Jamieson
  Annenberg School of Communication
  Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
  About Bill Adair
  Politifact.com
  About Brooks Jackson
  Annenberg Political Fact Check

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