The Daily Digest: 2-15-07

Posted at 8:49 AM on February 15, 2007 by Tom Scheck
Filed under: Daily Digest

There's plenty of stuff in the digest today. So we're starting with the Legislature and going from there.

The Pi Press says an attempt to weaken the smoking ban proposal in a Minnesota Senate committee has failed. But the Star Tribune says it still hit some snags.

The Pi Press and MPR take a look at some of the immigration proposals at the Legislature.

Forum Communications and the Star Tribune have stories on the college student rally against rising debt.

The Mankato Free Press says Mankato schools will offer Chinese in the fall.

The state is expected to approve an oil deal pipeline says the Star Tribune.

AP has details on Pawlenty's proposal to shutdown DOER.

Pawlenty was in Brainerd on Tuesday touting his education initiatives.

AP says a bill calling for greater disclosure on campaign ads is moving through the House and Senate.

Pawlenty and DFL Senator Amy Klobuchar will attend Minnesota's prayer breakfast in April.

The New York Times focuses on a bill that would push parity between the sexes.

Congress

1st District DFL Congressman Tim Walz is mentioned in this The Hill story on PA Congressman Patrick Murphy.

The Christian Science Monitor has a story on the talking points and props that House members are using in their Iraq speeches. It mentions that Walz spoke about military experience.

You can listen to all of the Iraq speeches here.

The Washington Post says GOP Congressman Jim Ramstad was almost apologetic in his speech on Iraq.

NPR, AP, the Washington Times and the Hill say he's supporting the anti-surge resolution.

AP quotes him as saying the U.S. needs to get back to the original mission.

The Weekly Standard calls Ramstad a "MoveOn" Republican.

The Star Tribune has text of Ramstad's speech, Kline's speech and Oberstar's speech.

The Chicago Tribune has a story about Russian nuclear material and the possibility it could get into the wrong hands. GOP Senator Norm Coleman comments on the lack of radiation detectors on the borders.

Ramstad's mental health parity bill also advances says the Providence Journal.

Fox News has a story on Kline's opposition to the union card check bill.

The Star Tribune picks up on yesterday's story involving DFL Congressman Keith Ellison's complaint of cigar smoke.

2008

Al Franken is in. MPR, AP, the Pi Press, Politico, the NY Times, CQ, WCCO-TV and the Star Tribune have stories.

The Star Tribune has the text of his statement.

Smart Politics say Franken and fellow DFLer Mike Ciresi trail Coleman in a Survey USA poll.

Franken also had dinner with some supporters says Susan with Clotheslineblog.

2008 GOP Convention
MPR wonders if the 2008 GOP Convention will displace the homeless.

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