Capitol View: June 24, 2010 Archive

The Daily Digest

Posted at 6:52 AM on June 24, 2010 by Tom Scheck
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President Obama relieved General Stanley McChrystal of his command of the operations in Afghanistan. General David Petraeus will take control of the operations.

Petraeus is well versed in the Afghanistan war.

Here's reaction from Minnesota's congressional delegation.

BP has been forced to remove a cap that was limiting the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.

Former Vice-President Al Gore was accused of sexual misconduct four years ago.

DFL Sen. Al Franken continues to raise objections over the NBC/Comcast merger.

GOP Rep. John Kline says he wants to know who is in charge of offshore worker safety rules.

DFL Rep. Betty McCollum wants the Commission investigating BP spill to have subpoena power.

PolitiFact says GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann's claim that Social Security is running a deficit and raiding the nation's treasury is false.

Bachmann is also featured in a documentary "Socialism, a Clear and Present Danger."

The Star Tribune says DFL Rep. Collin Peterson is a big player in the Wall St. reform bill.

The Senate Ag Chair refuses to water down her plan to regulate derivatives. Peterson is mentioned.

Under the Dome

Facial recognition technology prompts the state to cancel 1,200 ID cards.

Advocates say poverty is expanding in Minnesota.

Gov. Pawlenty will meet with city officials in Wadena on Thursday.

A single Asian Carp was found six miles from Lake Michigan.

The state of Minnesota seeks compensation for pollution caused by 3M.

MAPE starts running radio ads defending state workers.

A work group has been appointed to look at law enforcement databases collected on gangs.

2010

Democrat Mark Dayton says he'll release his past income statements and is calling on other candidates to do so too.

Here's where the candidates for governor stand on releasing their income tax statements.

Several of the candidates for governor addressed women's issues at a forum. You can listen to the full forum here.

Dayton also said he'd be an ally for seniors.

Democrat Matt Entenza says he's getting a transition team together.

MinnPost profiles Entenza.

I-P candidate Tom Horner continues to go after Republican Tom Emmer. He says Emmer's plan to nullify federal laws is meant to "destroy government."

Republican Tom Emmer and the other GOP statewide candidates hit the road next week.

PoliGraph finds that I-P candidate Rob Hahn's gambling revenue estimate is on the high end.

DFL Rep. Tim Walz and his GOP opponent trade barbs in Minnsota's 1st District.

GOP Rep. Erik Paulsen is reportedly hosting a luncheon with a BP lobbyist.

Pawlenty for Prez Watch

Gov. Pawlenty hosts a fundraiser tonight at the Hilton Garden Inn in St. Paul for Republicans in the Minnesota House.

Politico says Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is starting to get national attention. Several folks on Pawlenty's PAC are angling to be on the fundraiser.