Polinaut: July 25, 2008 Archive

The Daily Digest: 7-25-08

Posted at 7:41 AM on July 25, 2008 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)
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The Washington Post is reporting that John McCain may act soon on his VP pick.

Gov. Pawlenty was back in Minnesota after spending the morning campaigning in Michigan. Pawlenty dodges the VP question in Minnesota. MPR, KARE, AP, the Pi Press and Forum Communications have stories.

Here's the question of the day from the Pawlenty scrum:

Reporter: "Would you like us not to mention in your name (in VP speculation)?:

Pawlenty: "You're doing a fine job on your own in that regard."

Digest readers: Please interpret.

UPDATE: Pawlenty sits down with ABC and Fox News.

DFLers want to know whether Pawlenty will resign if he's picked to be VP.

Is Pawlenty headed to Sedona this weekend?

Former Ohio Congressman Rob Portman gets today's VP buzz.

Michigan Republcans want McCain to pick Romney.

2008 Race for President

A Quinnipiac Poll shows that McCain is closing the gap in Minnesota. MPR, The Star Tribune and AP have stories.

Democrat Barack Obama speaks to thousands of Germans in Berlin.

Politico says McCain is struggling to overcome the economy gap.

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg will reportedly talk up John McCain at an Independence Party breakfast in Minneapolis. He will also talk infrastructure in St. Paul today.

2008 Race for Senate

The Quinnipiac Poll also shows GOP Sen. Norm Coleman with a 15% lead over Democrat Al Franken.

Franken's latest ad has Franken saying he's not proud of every joke he's ever told.

He also talked taxes in St. Cloud.

2008 Race for Congress

Minnesota's 3rd cracks The Fix's top House Race list.

MPR says Indian Americans are fueling 3rd District DFLer Ashwin Madia's fundraising.

Madia also attended a fundraiser in Southern California.

MPR has a profile of 1st District DFL Rep. Tim Walz.

The Pi Press, the Rochester Post-Bulletin and the Star Tribune pick up on 1st District Republican Brian Davis' late property tax payments.

CQ switches the 2nd District from Safe Republican to Republican favored. In other words, bad for GOP Rep. John Kline and good for DFLer Steve Sarvi.

State Government

The Pi Press has reaction to the extension of the Ford Plant.

The 35W bridge is connected with a final concrete pour.

Secretary of State Mark Ritchie announces another plan to get 80% turnout in '08.

Congress

The House passes DFL Rep. Jim Oberstar's bridge safety bill. The Star Tribune and AP have stories.

DFL Rep. Tim Walz gets a Winona bridge amendment onto the bill.

DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar analyzed a document that said climate change could put the nation in danger.

DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar pushes for drug pricing scrutiny.

The Cayman Islands are under Congressional scrutiny. GOP Sen. Norm Coleman is mentioned.

House Republicans, including GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann, are asking President Bush to consider a veto of the housing bill.

Coleman and DFL Rep. Tim Walz say the housing bill is necessary.

Walz also wants an analysis of an Amtrak line.

The House will craft a futures market bill. DFL Rep. Collin Peterson is mentioned.

2008 RNC

The RNC schedule meshes with protest plans.

Finally

No Digest Monday.

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