The Daily Digest
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Around Minnesota
State officials are trying to sort out how the debt ceiling deal will affect Minnesota.
At Farmfest, agricultural leaders say some farm subsidies are likely to end in the next farm bill.
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Two DFLers from St. Cloud who lost in the 2010 elections say they're mulling another run.
Lee Byberg, who challenged Rep. Collin Peterson in 2010, is raising money for a rematch.
It looks like the shutdown could have long-term effects on the road construction industry.
Even though Pell Grants were spared in the debt ceiling deal, graduate students are still paying a price.
Candidate filings close for two special elections.
Congress
PoliGraph says Rep. Keith Ellison has his debt ceiling history wrong.
Given her current approval ratings, Sen. Amy Klobuchar could be the third Minnesota DFL senator to win 60 percent of the vote in the 2012 elections.
For a few hours last week, Rep. Chip Cravaack was a very popular freshman congressman. House Speaker John Boehner's key allies spent hours lobbying Cravaack before the debt vote. Among them: Reps. Erik Paulsen and John Kline.
Sen. Al Franken writes about the debt vote in the Duluth News Tribune.
The Race for President
Al Hubbard, one of Gov. Tim Pawlenty's top policy advisors has left the campaign. The details are vague, but spokesman Alex Conant said Hubbard left because he "became busy with work," according to CNN.
Pawlenty will average three events a day the week before the Iowa Straw poll on Aug. 13.
A few days before the poll, Pawlenty will pull his television ads and use the extra cash to turn out supporters.
It seems Pawlenty is talking to everyone in Florida, including the Miami Herald. Here's a transcript of the paper's one-on-one with the former governor.
Remember Rep. Michele Bachmann's big ad buy I told you about a few days ago? Here's the first spot. Bachmann touts her vote against the debt ceiling.
And for my fellow foodies....
Gov. Mark Dayton's sons are opening a restaurant.