The Daily Digest (Dayton starts school, Bachmann’s considers drilling in Everglades, Obama in MN this week)

Gov. Dayton will visit South St. Paul today as several school districts start school.

The Star Tribune takes a look at how Minnesota is dealing with the No Child Left Behind law.

Congress

President Obama will be in Minnesota on Tuesday to speak at the American Legion's National Convention.

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Hurricane Irene left millions of dollars in property damage on the eastern seaboard but it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

Will Republicans only support disaster relief it it's offset by spending cuts?

Al Qaeda's number two in command has been killed.

Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke says he's optimistic about U.S. growth.

DFL Rep. Betty McCollum visited the Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Reservation in North Dakota over the weekend.

DFL Sen. Al Franken says he'll hold a listening session on senior issues.

Franken's relationship with labor unions is getting testy.

GOP Rep. John Kline will hold a jobs fair in Eagan September 19.

Race for President

GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann continues campaigning in Florida today.

Over the weekend, she said environmentalists are blocking energy policy, said she would consider lowering the minimum wage and would consider drilling in the Everglades.

Bachmann and also said God is using an earthquake and a hurricane to get the attention of politicians.

"I don't know how much God has to do to get the attention of the politicians. We've had an earthquake; we've had a hurricane. He said, 'Are you going to start listening to me here?' Listen to the American people because the American people are roaring right now. They know government is on a morbid obesity diet and we've got to rein in the spending."

Bachmann also touted her Washington D.C. experience.

The Hill says Bachmann's support for the Stillwater Bridge could be a political problem for her.

The St. Cloud Times says Bachmann's Medicare claims are bogus.

MPR takes a look at the similarities between Bachmann and Texas Gov. Rick Perry.

Perry stands by his statement that he believes Social Security is unconstitutional.

Iowa farmers also ripped Perry for his opposition to an ethanol mandate.

The New York Times says Perry only started embracing states' rights in the last few years - a time when it's been growing more popular with Tea Party activists.

The Wall St. Journal says Perry and Mitt Romney have publicly clashed in the past.

The L.A. Times says Perry's surge may force Romney to switch gears.

Ron Paul says FEMA is a deeply flawed system.

GOP Rep. John Kline says he'll wait to see how the field develops in the 2012 race.