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Minnesota:

An unexpected primary win has thrown the Minnesota Independence Party into disarray. (MPR News)

The liberal Alliance for a Better Minnesota has a new ad out targeting GOP gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson. (MPR News)

PoliGraph says that the ad stretches the truth. (MPR News)

Republican Senate candidate Mike McFadden says Congress should end its vacation and get back to work. (Pioneer Press)

The National Republican Congressional Committee has created fake news sites to target House Democrats, including Rep. Collin Peterson  and Rep. Rick Nolan. (Bring Me The News)

Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges wants to raise taxes. (MPR News)

Washington:

Rep. Keith Ellison is among those in Congress calling for a broader Department of Justice investigation into the shooting and death of a black teen in Ferguson, MO. (The Star Tribune)

President Barack Obama called for peace in Ferguson, while Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said the state highway patrol would direct security during protests. (The New York Times)