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Local officials representing northeastern Minnesota say it's a "

" that FEMA denied assistance to homeowners.

Gov. Dayton's office, which initially said it would not appeal FEMA's decision, reversed course after hearing the disappointment from local officials. They are now 

The Department of Employment and Economic Development says long-term jobless numbers have 

AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka says it's possible the union could push to remove sugar subsidies from the Farm Bill if American Crystal Sugar doesn't negotiate with locked out workers. Trumka held a St. Paul news conference to 

 of the national AFL-CIO to the 1,300 locked out workers.

The Senate also voted to require the Obama Administration to 

GOP Rep. Chip Cravaack and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano 

 over funding for authorizing airline employees to carry guns on flights.

 says death rates dropped in states where Medicaid grew.

 GOP Rep. Erik Paulsen as one of "Best of Congress."

 members of Congress who would aim to "trash the BWCA."

 reports that many of Bachmann's supporters are still on her side.

Amendment that would ban same-sex marriage

 looks at how African-American church leaders view the amendment.

 Republican Mike Parry's campaign for Congress.

 is reporting that Republican Chris Fields called DFL Rep. Keith Ellison "militantly anti-American" in a 

 the U.S. House to watch a vote that would require an audit of the Federal Reserve.

 says Bills claim on DFL Sen. Amy Klobuchar's fundraising misses the mark.

 says Mitt Romney met and stayed in regular contact with Bain Partners after he left in 1999.

 from an unnamed advisers suggestion that President Obama doesn't understand the "Anglo-Saxon" heritage shared by Great Britain and the U.S.

 "You didn't build that" events across the country.

 a new education program focused on African Americans.

 says David Cameron 'angered US conservatives' with an 'unprecedented' election-year embrace of Barack Obama.

 that new gun laws "won't make all bad things go away."

 by the National Association of Police Organizations.

GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann and Herman Cain will 

The University of Virginia's Larry Sabato has Pawlenty on the 

The Daily Digest (MN appeals FEMA denial, Farm Bill stalls, Black church leaders discuss same-sex marriage campaign)

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