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 on the State Capitol last night announcing that she was stepping down as Majority Leader and wouldn't run for reelection.  Koch says she felt "it was time" and said she wasn't taking the action to make a run for another office (but didn't rule out a run in the future).  Here's the 

Senate GOP leadership elected Assistant Senate Majority Leader Geoff Michel as temporary Majority Leader.  An election has to be held within two weeks (Dec. 29) to elect a new majority leader.

: Michel, David Hann and Dave Thompson are names that have been floated for the top job.

 is reporting that Minnesota is one of nine states that won "Race to the Top" early learning money.

 even though employers cut 14,000 jobs in the state.

urging Congress to act on unemployment benefits.

 says the drop in unemployment ends extended benefits for jobless Minnesotans.

Three people, including a Cook County prosecutor, 

 says the group suing to stop Gov. Dayton's child care unionization effort isn't as broad based as suggested.

 a countywide food and beverage tax to pay for the new Vikings stadium.

 on extending the payroll tax break and an extension of the unemployment benefits.

 says, despite promises to do things differently, the budget process reverts to business as usual.

 until May despite the end of the Iraq war.

Energy Secretary Steven Chu says Minnesota 

Backers of a Stillwater Bridge replacement concede Congress 

GOP Rep. John Kline and GOP Rep. Chip Cravaack are 

 that the spending bill doesn't include a policy provision on managing gray wolf populations in the upper Midwest.

 a bill that would allow the president to have a line-item veto.

 finds that more than half of those surveyed think President Obama should lose.

 says Mitt Romney struggles to defend the arguments that he flip-flops.

Bachmann says PolitiFact rated all of her arguments as true.  

 gave that a Pants on Fire rating of false.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley will announce today that she's 

 says Gingrich is losing steam and Romney is reclaiming some meomentum.

 says the FBI considered a sting aimed at Gingrich in 1997.

 says Ron Paul is making a serious challenge in Iowa that could rock the GOP race.

The Daily Digest (Koch steps down as Majority Leader, MN wins Race to the top $, federal shutdown averted)

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