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The Daily Digest: support for Shinseki crumbles

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Minnesota:

Sen. Al Franken joined a growing number of Democrats calling for VA chief Eric Shinseki to resign. (MPR News)

So did Reps. Collin Peterson and late last night Tim Walz. (MPR News)

Gov. Mark Dayton signed a bill that will require some private companies to release information related to government contracts. (MPR News)

Dayton and Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken attended a groundbreaking for an expansion of the Hormel Institute, a cancer research facility.(MPR News)

Washington:

The Veterans Affairs Inspector General confirmed improper waiting lists at VA hospitals. (The New York Times)

President Barack Obama is seeking to redefine foreign policy. (AP via CBS News)