The Daily Digest
Minnesota lawmakers press for answers on budget woes.
The deficit is not stopping supporters of a new Vikings stadium. There may have been as many media members as supporters. WCCO, MPR, KARE, the Pi Press and the Star Tribune have stories.
The Met Council and the U of M continue to discuss their differences over Central Corridor.
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President Obama held a jobs summit on Thursday and he promises to take steps to spur job creation.
The Senate health bill is inching forward.
Medicare cuts stay in the Senate health bill.
A Senate panel approved Sharon Lubinski to be a U.S. marshal.
Forum Communications gets reaction from Minnesota and North Dakota's delegation on Afghanistan.
DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar is one of several senators to push President Obama on climate change.
Klobuchar introduces legislation to limit early termination fees on smart phones.
DFL Rep. Tim Walz will hold a second townhall on Afghanistan.
DFL Rep. Keith Ellison took some home movies from Afghanistan.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejects DFL Rep. Betty McCollum's war surtax idea.
GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann will attend a rally that supports Gov. Pawlenty's spending accountability amendment.
Bachmann also played a part in the RNC jobs summit.
Pat Robertson praises Bachmann.
DFL Rep. Collin Peterson's Ag Committee probes the wholesale energy market.
Peterson also expresses some skepticism over discussion that "The primary source of agricultural offsets would be carbon sequestration through afforestation of crop and pastureland."
2010 Race for Governor
The Building and Construction Trades back DFLer Tom Bakk for governor.
Here's a checklist of the union endorsements to date.
Bakk also wrote an op-ed in the Pi Press saying it's time for an honest conversation about the budget.
The Star Tribune and the Pi Press interview Republican Norm Coleman about the possibility of a run from the former U.S. Senator. Coleman said he'll evaluate the political landscape at the end of the year.
Democrat Mark Dayton says he'll embark on a statewide tour in January.
Some big name members of Congress hosted a fundraiser for Democrat Matt Entenza.
Democrat R.T. Rybak kicks off his campaign on Sunday.
Pawlenty for Prez Watch
CPAC invites Pawlenty to speak.
The Pi Press fact-checks Pawlenty's comment that he never granted clemency or pardoned anyone and found that his statement is true.
Pawlenty is trading well on the 2012 market.
A conservative group says Sarah Palin will raise money for them during her Minnesota visit. You can read the story and view the invite here.
Palin's fans are pushing for a 2012 run.
Birther alert! Palin said President Obama's birth certificate is a "fair question." Update: Palin backtracks on those statements.
Mitt Romney appeared on CNN's Larry King.
GOP12 has a good rundown of what Romney said on the program.
2010 Race for Congress
Republican Barb Davis White will challenge DFL Rep. Keith Ellison again.