The Daily Digest: 8-13-08

Posted at 10:40 AM on August 13, 2008 by Tom Scheck (1 Comments)
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Religion leads today's Digest.

We'll start with the presidential race.

A new poll by a Christian polling and research firm said Democrat Barack Obama is leading among Christians. Republican John McCain leads among evangelicals but it's a small lead.

The editor of Beliefnet quotes some religious scholars who believe McCain's latest web ad may be suggesting that Obama is the antichrist. He says it may be stoking fears among evangelicals. Read the story here.

Meanwhile, GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann invokes Jesus into the drilling debate.

DVR alert! Bachmann will be on CNN at 11 AM Central

2008 Race for President

The Wall Street Journal says voting registration is the new battleground.

Barack Obama raises money while vacationing in Hawaii.

John McCain says Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wants an empire.

Race questions cast doubts on the presidential polls.

Obama hits McCain on opposing a requirement that the government buy American made motorcycles.

A leading Republican moderate backs Obama. It's part of the Republicans for Obama initiative.

Obama's Minnesota campaign is aggressively targeting undecided voters.

Some sportsmen say they'll back Barack Obama.

Independent Democrat Joe Lieberman goes after Obama

MinnPost interviews former VP Walter Mondale about his 1984 speech to the DNC.

Pawlenty for VP Watch

Pawlenty will appear on Face the Nation this weekend.

The Washington Post also says he was on TV three times yesterday. The story takes a look at McCain's possibilities.

McCain's campaign praises Pawlenty's performance on Fox.

MinnPost ponders a post Pawlenty era (if he plays the Jeffersons and is Movin' on up...)

2008 Race for Senate

GOP Sen. Norm Coleman prominently displays a Democrat in his latest ad. He uses Priscilla Lord Faris to bash Al Franken. The Star Tribune and KSTP have stories.

The Hill takes a look at the ad war.

2008 Race for Congress

3rd District DFLer Ashwin Madia outlines his energy plan.

2008 Race for Legislature

The Republican blog, Minnesota Democrats Exposed, rips GOP Rep. Mark Olson.

Congress

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi seems open to some drilling. The GOP including Rep. John Kline dismiss Pelosi's stance mostly because Pelosi is looking to load up the bill.

The Star Tribune also picks up week two of the protest.

Americans, however, may be less gloomy about the price of gasoline.

DFL Rep. Collin Peterson will take a barge tour to tout the importance of the Ohio River.

City

St. Paul Mayor Chris Coleman releases his budget. The Star Tribune, MPR and the Pi Press have stories.

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak wants to remake NRP.

2008 RNC

The theme for the RNC will be "Putting Country first."

MPR says companies are spending millions to fund the conventions.

St. Paul police are ramping up security and will be using video monitoring for security.

WCCO wonders whether police will be ready for anarchy.

The ACLU is predicting hundreds of arrests.

Local utilities are also working to meet demand.

Ralph Nader plans rallies during DNC and RNC.

2008 DNC

Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner will keynote the DNC.

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Comments (1)

I thought this was an important link today regarding the Senate race:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/12/norm-colemans-sweetheart_n_118523.html

Yeah, the $600 rent is old news, but it gets more into the Congressional Gift Ban as well as ties to FLS.

Posted by Aaron | August 13, 2008 11:12 AM

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