The Daily Digest

Health care leads the Digest. In particular, the Senate Finance Committee which passed the health care reform bill on a bipartisan vote (Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe voted for the measure). The New York Times, NPR and CNN have stories.

MinnPost says DFL Sens. Amy Klobcuchar and Al Franken are seeking more changes to the bill.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi predicts a House vote by Thanksgiving.

Insurers are Obama's top foes on the health reform bill in Congress.

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Gov. Pawlenty offers his prescription for health care reform. It includes allowing Minnesotans to buy health insurance options from HMOs out of state. MPR, the Star Tribune, KARE, the Pi Press, AP and Forum Communications have stories.

Congress

President Obama said a decision on Afghnistan will be made "in the coming weeks."

Obama visited more countries than any other first year president did.

Obama has nominated a Minneapolis police officer as the first openly gay U.S. Marshall has been sworn in.

The Minnesota Independent wonders if Klobuchar and Franken fumbled the Patriot Act vote.

The House debates a Iran divestment measure. GOP Rep. Erik Paulsen is mentioned.

Another comic on GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann is released.

Bachmann also blogged that a new stimulus bill could be on the way.

Under the Dome

MnDOT's minority hiring is down. MPR and the Pi Press have stories.

The Minnesota Supreme Court convenes in Hibbing.

A Minnesota soldier in Iraq died from a gunshot wound to the head.

DFL Rep. Joe Atkins takes on Google voice.

2010

Today's bipartisan hunger forum is scheduled to draw a bipartisan group of gubernatorial candidates.

The Republican candidates will attend a forum in Big Stone County on Thursday.

Several of the candidates attended the Minnesota Business Partnership Dinner.

Others attended a Planned Parenthood event.

The candidates for Minneapolis Mayor are asking "Where's R.T.?"

Pawlenty for Prez Watch

Pawlenty will be out of the state for the rest of the week. He has events in Washington D.C. and California.

He says he wants more troops in Afghanistan and rips President Obama for spending. Pawlenty, however, doesn't say how he'll pay for the troop increase.

He spoke last night to the Minnesota Business Partnership and tried to compare the federal government to General Motors.

You can listen to the speech here.

Former New York Gov. George Pataki is headed to Iowa.

2010 Race for Congress

Minnesota's 3rd and 6th are "Republican favored" by Stu Rothenberg.

Will former Republican candidates for governor Allen Quist challenge DFL Rep. Tim Walz? "I'm not ready to comment," he told the Minnesota Independent.