Polinaut: September 11, 2007 Archive

The Daily Digest: 9-11-07

Posted at 9:43 AM on September 11, 2007 by Tom Scheck (6 Comments)
Filed under: Daily Digest

It's primary day for city races in St. Paul, Duluth and other communities. It is also the 6th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Governor Pawlenty has ordered that flags fly at half staff on state property.

State lawmakers are headed back to St. Paul today for a special session that will focus on disaster relief. MPR, the Star Tribune, the Pi Press, Forum Communications,
KARE-11, WCCO, AP, KSTP and Fox9 have stories.

The session will not focus on transportation or tax relief.

Some lawmakers are disappointed with the narrow focus.

Other Brainerd area lawmakers react as well.

Patients, doctors and HMOs will be able to share patient records under a new plan. MPR, the Star Tribune and the Pi Press have stories.

DEED says a new steel plant could create thousands of jobs in northeastern Minnesota.

Congress

Minnesota lawmakers react to the Petraeus report.

Listen to an interview with GOP Rep. John Kline here. He agrees with the assessment.

AP says Minnesota Democrats are not impressed with the troop withdrawal plan.

NPR says GOP Sen. Norm Coleman is one of a handful of GOP senators who can swing the Iraq debate.

This analysis says it causes political trouble for both parties.

GOP Sen. Norm Coleman asks if the Bin Laden video is a signal or some sort.

The Senate approves $1 billion for new bridges.

Idaho Senator Larry Craig wants to withdrawal his plea. MPR and the Pi Press have stories.

GOP Rep. Jim Ramstad is mentioned in this story on tele-townhalls.

DFL Rep. Collin Peterson says any more cuts to the Farm Bill will mean its DOA.

DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar is worried about heavy trucks on the nation's highways.

2008

Singer Paul Simon is raising money for Al Franken.

An environmental advocate interviews Al Franken.

Comment on this post

Fred, meet Rudy. Rudy, Fred.

Posted at 3:31 PM on September 11, 2007 by Bob Collins

Southern. Evangelical. Conservative. Men. Meet the base for Fred Thompson. They tend to be the folks who hold sway at nominating conventions.

Moderate. Women. The Republicans keeping Rudy Giuliani afloat.

According to new CNN polling -- just released on TV, but not on the Web site yet, that's what has propelled Thompson to a near tie with Rudy Giuliani in a national political poll.

A Giuliani-Thompson/Thompson-Giuliani ticket would be rather powerful, I would think..

Pawlenty to speak at National Press Club on Wednesday

Posted at 9:28 PM on September 11, 2007 by Tom Scheck

Many of us in the Capitol press corps are twiddling our thumbs as we wait for the Legislature to take action on the flood relief package.

One interesting sidebar is that Gov. Pawlenty will be speaking at the National Press Club on Wednesday. Here's a story from a Kansas paper mentioning Pawlenty's trip (see last sentence). He'll be talking about Clean Energy along with Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius.

Governor Pawlenty's spokesman Brian McClung said Pawlenty is scheduled to speak at 2 pm (eastern) but is waiting to finalize those plans pending the actions of the Legislature.