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A mascot of president Herbert Hoover has become the newest character to race around the Washington Nationals' ballpark. MPR's 

 blogger Bob Collins asked Ken Rudin, the 

, to explain the historical significance of that as well as more timely topics like the Boston Globe's satirical front page, Democratic sniping in New York and how Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is preparing for the GOP convention.

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This week's chat with the Political Junkie covered the Boston Globe's satirical front page, the elbows candidates are throwing ahead of New York's primary, and whether Speaker of the House Paul Ryan is running for anything in particular these days.

MPR News host Bob Collins spoke with Ken Rudin, The Political Junkie, about next week's New York primary, featuring three prominent candidates who claim New York as home. They also discussed Bill Clinton's reaction to Black Lives Matter protesters at a recent campaign event. 4/11/16

Political Junkie: Boston Globe, convention math and Paul Ryan

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