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The economy tops the Digest today.  There are 

 that growth in Germany's economy was at a virtual standstill over the past three months.

Fitch Ratings kept its rating of U.S. debt at 

Education Commissioner Brenda Cassellius 

 from two portions of the federal No Child Left Behind law.

 says regulations are inconsistent when it comes to Bed and Breakfasts.

Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature are 

 the Dayton Administration for taking federal money to set up a health care exchange.  The Dayton Administration says it's following state statute.

 a plea for a smaller, three lane Stillwater Bridge.

 says despite genetic evidence, a DNR search for Asian Carp turns up nothing.

 says thousands of Minnesotans who are aged or disabled (or both) will have to go through another round of budget cuts.

 says the state has doubled the cost it requires counties to pay to incarcerate sex offenders.

 to study the decreasing moose population.

 his ideas for the economy during a bus tour of Iowa.

 the U.S. stay for Liberians for another 18 months.

Minnesota's airports get more than $1 million for 

.  DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar and DFL Sen. Al Franken are mentioned.

 by political science professors at Harvard and the University of Notre Dame says polling shows the Tea Party is less popular than Atheists and Muslims.  The group has been studying the Tea Party since 2006.

 their state Senate seats despite a GOP effort to recall them.  Democrats picked up two seats after the recall elections but the GOP still holds the majority.

The gay rights groups OutFront Minnesota and Stonewall DFL are backing DFL Rep. Jeffrey Hayden in the special election to replace DFL Sen. Linda Berglin.

House Speaker John Boehner will be in Wayzata today to host a fundraiser for his campaign, his PAC, the NRCC and the Ohio GOP.

President Obama and GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann will 

 at an American Legion conference in Minneapolis later this month.

Obama blasted GOP "rigidity" in an interview with 

Bachmann played up the rhetoric against illegal immigration and criticized Warren Buffet during a 

.  The self-described fan of The King wished Elvis a Happy Birthday on the anniversary of his death.

 that Bachmann didn't attend her family reunion over the weekend but insisted her comments were consistent.

Stan Hubbard, who was backing Tim Pawlenty, says he's now 

 says the GOP is still looking for new candidates.

 says Rick Perry is loose with the lips. How, you ask? Two words: 

 says the Texas economy was growing long before Rick Perry took office.

 $342k from his book and $242k in speaking fees.

The Daily Digest (Dayton to kick off jobs tour, Bachmann confuses Elvis dates and Boehner raises $ in Wayzata).

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