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• Two months after the bridge collapse -- a progress report
  The state has picked a team to design and build the new Interstate 35W bridge, but the politicians are still wrangling over how it's going to be paid for. Meanwhile, some state legislators are calling for major changes at the state Department of Transportation.9:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Tom Scheck: MPR political reporter.
  Linda Figg: President of FIGG Engineering Group. FIGG will be collaborating with Flatiron Construction on the new Interstate 35W bridge.
  Sen. Kathy Saltzman: DFL-Woodbury. She is a member of the Senate Transportation Committee.
  Sen. Dick Day: R-Owatonna. He is a member of the Senate Transportation Committee.
  More from MPR
  Democrats want Molnau to quit MnDOT (09/26/2007)
  Pawlenty downplays transportation funding questions (09/25/2007)
  Resources
  FIGG Engineering Group
  About Kathy Saltzman
  About Dick Day
• Should violent video games be regulated?
  Video games like Halo 3 command attention from adults and teens for their realistic portrayals of battle scenes and violence. Some are calling for government restrictions on these "first person shooter" games.10:06 a.m.
  Guests
  Robert Corn-Revere: A First Amendment expert and partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP. He's delivering the annual Silha Lecture at the University of Minnesota.
  Resources
  Entertainment Software Rating Board
  Robert Corn-Revere Bio at the Cato Institute
  Silha Center for the Study of Media Ethics and Law
  GetNetWise

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