The Daily Digest: 10-10-08
Stock markets worldwide are plummeting.
A new poll says Minnesotans are worried about the economy.
Minnesota releases its quarterly economic update today and no one is expecting good news. Candidates for the Minnesota House may have to temper promises with a dose of financial reality.
President Bush plans a statement on the economy.
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Will John McCain focus primarily on the economy at his town hall forum in Lakeville today?
AP says McCain and Obama are buying plenty of ad time in Minnesota which signals that the state is a battleground.
The Wall Street Journal says McCain campaign officials are weighing how negative to get.
Michelle Obama will campaign in the Twin Cities and Rochester on Monday.
The Star Tribune says black voters are being mobilized to vote for Obama.
McCain says new money could be involved in the mortgage plan.
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin faces the troopergate report today.
Gov. Pawlenty appears on ABC's This Week on Sunday.
2008 Race for Senate
CQ changes its rating in the Minnesota Senate race to No Clear Favorite.
The Fix says the Senate race is a dead heat.
Coleman will hold a media availability this morning to discuss the economy and the economic stabilization act. Will he address the suit issue?
GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and several other DFL and GOP politicians are getting rid of their donations from Tom Petters.
MinnPost provides some perspective on the clothing debate.
I-P candidate Dean Barkley will be on MPR's Midday at 11.
WCCO Reality Checks the Senate ads (and there's plenty to check).
2008 Race for Congress
DFL Rep. Tim Walz and Republican Brian Davis spar off in their first debate. MPR and AP have stories. You can listen to the full debate here.
Forum Communications profiles the race and offers individual profiles of Walz, Davis and I-P candidate Greg Mikkelson.
DFL Rep. Collin Peterson and Republican challenger Glen Menze debated the issues in the 7th. MPR has the story.
3rd District DFLer Ashwin Madia raised $1 million in the last quarter.
House GOP leader John Boehner will campaign for Republican Erik Paulsen next week.
MinnPost says advocates on both sides of the gun issue weigh in on the elections.
2008 Race for the Legislature
Gov. Pawlenty hits the road for Republicans running for the Minnesota House.
Congress
A family endures a long fight to adopt children. GOP Sen. Norm Coleman and GOP Rep. John Kline are mentioned.
Coleman was also involved in delivering U.S. citizenship to a woman who just died of cancer.
2008 RNC
St. Paul's insurance policy is paying off as the city faces lawsuits.