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October 7, 2002 - What do MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and the Oakland A's have in common? Both failed to eliminate the Minnesota Twins in 2002. Behind a dominating performance from starting pitcher Brad Radke, the Twins beat A’s 5-4 in the fifth and deciding game of the divisional playoffs. The Twins now advance to the American League Championship Series.
October 3, 2002 - MPR’s Jon Gordon provides a summary of Game 2 of the ALDS, in which the Oakland Athletics beat the Minnesota Twins 9-1.
October 1, 2002 - The Minnesota Twins open the postseason on the road against the Oakland Athletics. One is in the playoffs for the third straight year, the other hasn't tasted baseball's post-season since 1991…but as MPR’s Jon Gordon reports from Oakland, the Twins and the A's have a lot in common.
September 26, 2002 - A new study from the Rochester Institute of Technology finds a wide quality gap in state legislature Web sites. The good ones, like Minnesota and New Jersey, are very good -- the bad ones, like California and Mississippi, are quite bad.
September 25, 2002 - Sally Ride was the first American woman in space. These days she's on a mission to encourage girls to develop better skills in science, math and technology. Her company, Imaginary Lines, runs a science club, science festivals and space camps, all for girls. Jon Gordon reports on "Future Tense." [Correction: Valentina Tereshkova from the former Soviet Union journeyed into space 20 years earlier than Ride. Audio states that Sally Ride was the first woman in space; Ride was the first American woman in space.]
August 29, 2002 - A new security scanner can detect hidden weapons and explosives through clothing -- even if the contraband is made of plastic or ceramic. This is Future Tense for August 29th. I'm Jon Gordon. The scanner uses a radar-like technology to generate holographic images. It was developed by the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for the Federal Aviation Administration to screen pasengers. But it could have many other uses. A new company, SafeView, will attempt to commercialize the scanner. Rick Lowe is SafeView CEO. (q/a)
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