The Daily Digest: apologies and butter sculptures
Welcome to the Daily Digest.
Minnesota:
A new Survey USA/KSTP-TV poll shows Al Franken leading Mike McFadden 51-42. The same poll yesterday showed Gov. Mark Dayton leading his Republican opponent Jeff Johnson 49-40. (KSTP-TV)
Republicans want Sen. Al Franken to apologize for past actions that may have offended women. Meanwhile, a Republican candidate running for the First Congressional District seat apologized for his own blog posts. (MPR News)
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State Republicans also mocked the new Senate office building with a butter sculpture at the State Fair. (MPR News)
Franken says the Comcast/Time Warner merger could give Comcast 'unprecedented power.' (The Hill)
Republican Stewart Mills is distancing himself from Rep. Paul Ryan's approach to Medicare. (MinnPost)
Washington:
President Barack Obama has authorized a precursor to airstrikes in Syria. (The New York Times)
The U.S. House will spend up to $350,000 to sue President Barack Obama. (Politico)