The Daily Digest: support for Shinseki crumbles
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Minnesota:
Sen. Al Franken joined a growing number of Democrats calling for VA chief Eric Shinseki to resign. (MPR News)
So did Reps. Collin Peterson and late last night Tim Walz. (MPR News)
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Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill that will require some private companies to release information related to government contracts. (MPR News)
Dayton and Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken attended a groundbreaking for an expansion of the Hormel Institute, a cancer research facility.(MPR News)
Washington:
The Veterans Affairs Inspector General confirmed improper waiting lists at VA hospitals. (The New York Times)
President Barack Obama is seeking to redefine foreign policy. (AP via CBS News)