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GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann isn't backing down from her controversial comments about federal officials being linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. In fact, she's now 

 DFL Rep. Keith Ellison, a fellow member of Minnesota's Congressional delegation, is linked to the group. She made the comments on Glenn Beck's radio show. Listen to what she said about Ellison here:

 to CNN's Anderson Cooper. He has said Bachmann has engaged in dishonesty and McCarthyism.

Bachmann made the comments even as a growing number of top officials from both parties criticized her for making the initial suggestion that an aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. GOP House Speaker John Boehner 

 says Republicans are lining up to take a shot at Bachmann.

Bachmann will be in Rochester tonight to 

 for Allen Quist, a Republican running for Congress in Minnesota's 1st District.

 that a Dakota County Prosecutor knew about the problems at the St. Paul crime lab for four months.

A committee in the Minnesota Senate will hold a hearing today on the wording of the proposed constitutional amendments.

 calling for a change to how Secretary of State Mark Ritchie titled the amendment.

Governor Dayton will travel to northeastern Minnesota today to get a status update on the flood damage there. A state-federal flood recovery office 

 for comparing wounded war vetarans to NFL football players. He apologized for the statement.

Health officials say whooping cough cases have 

 reports that Congressional Insider Trading ban, which was authored by DFL Rep. Tim Walz, may not apply to families.

 House leaders for a vote on the Farm Bill.

 the Pentagon to monitor media for information leaks.

DFL Rep. Betty McCollum's amendment forbidding the U.S. military from sponsoring NASCAR teams 

 saying he doesn't want the tax rates to go up on January 1. Paulsen says the House will vote on a bill to extend the Bush-era tax cuts and create a "pathway toward comprehensive tax reform." He has declined to specify that that pathway would look like.

Amendment that would ban Same-Sex Marriage

 has a profile over the California based political strategist that is working to amend the state's constitution to define marriage as between a man and a woman.

 will feature the DFL candidates running in Minnesota's 8th Congressional District on tonight's show.

 a Debate Minnesota invitation to debate Republican Allen Quist.

 over Romney's claim that Obama said "You didn't build that" to small business owners.

Mitt Romney is hoping his overseas trip will 

 says President Obama has strained ties to business.

 says most Americans believe Romney should release additional tax returns.

 says rich candidates play hide and seek with their taxes.

 at a New Hampshire Young Republicans event on August 11.

 takes a look at Pawlenty's VP prospects.

 asks whether Pawlenty is "defender in chief" of the Romney family.

The Daily Digest (Bachmann says Ellison has Muslim Brotherhood ties, 8th CD DFLers Debate, Dayton apologizes)

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