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 the fire in northwestern Minnesota and will then hold an economic summit in Thief River Falls today.

 a similar summit on Friday in Duluth on Friday.

 a breakfast on Tuesday at the Governor's Residence for the Minnesota Lynx.  The team won the WNBA Championship on Friday night.

 the governor's first pheasant opener in Montevideo next Saturday.

The arrest of a Human Services worker is 

 about how Minnesota cares for the state's most vulnerable.

 reports that Minnesota's child care ranks among the least affordable in the country.

 says local government officials are preparing for property taxpayers' blast.

A Mankato based "green" recycling company that received government subsidies went 

GOP Rep. Chip Cravaack held a meeting on Friday to 

Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson 

 the protesters "anarchists, socialists and flower children."

 says the Vikings are worried about a feasibility study that the state will release this week.

 a blueprint this month that will help ease the crisis.

 interviews General Electric President Jeffrey Immelt.  President Obama charged Immelt with figuring out to get U.S. firms hiring again.

 says U.S. incomes continue to fall even though the recession ended.

 says GOP Rep. John Kline's Twitter claim on President Obama's jobs record could use deeper context.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker said Wisconsin's changes to collective bargaining could be a 

 saying her GOP counterparts want to bust unions.

 humanitarian efforts in Libya today at the U of M's Humphrey School.

Democrat Brian Barnes will announce today that he's going to challenge GOP Rep. Erik Paulsen.  Barnes is also 

 says the GOP field is vague on solutions for the economy.

 says Rick Perry's immigration problem is growing.

 says Perry will start running TV ads criticizing Romney.

 also reports that Bachmann said the debt ceiling fight has kept her out of New Hampshire.  The vote on the issue was on August 2.

 as to whether Mitt Romney is a Christian and 

 whether she intends to make another run for Congress.

 says Romney's Mormon issue has returned to the campaign.

 the Midwest Republican Leadership Conference's Straw Poll.  Bachmann got second.

 the Straw Poll at the Values Voter Summit.  Bachman got fifth despite making the 

 to religious conservatives at the event.

 asks whether Bachmann can make it to the Iowa Caucuses.

 says Bachmann vows to fight on despite her drop in the polls.

 are $1.28 million but she couldn't say how much she'll make from her book.

Tim Pawlenty will attend the unveiling of his official portrait tonight.

The Daily Digest (Bachmann closes VA office, Dayton visits NW MN, Pawlenty portrait released)

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