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Brett Neely

The Daily Digest: Dayton and McFadden up with new ads

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In Minnesota

The Minnesota DFL launched a $1 million television ad buy with a spot that targets Republican gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson for voting to cut education spending. (MPR News)

Republican U.S. Senate candidate MiKe McFadden is out with an ad claiming DFL Sen. Al Franken doesn't want to debate him just as Franken's campaign has agreed to three debates. (MPR News)

With less than two months to go before Election Day, more than half of Minnesotans believe the state’s economy is in better shape now than four years ago, according to a new poll from the Star Tribune. (Star Tribune)

A look at the diverse communities in the 8th Congressional District, where Minnesota's most hard-fought U.S. House race is underway. (Duluth News Tribune)

Sarah Palin has endorsed Republican Tom Emmer, who's running to replace Rep. Michele Bachmann in the 6th Congressional District. (Facebook)

Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton welcomes concessions offered by the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Authority chairman but said future actions will speak louder than words in settling differences over the project. (Pioneer Press)

National Politics

House Republicans want to keep the Obama administration on a short leash when it comes to arming and training Syrian rebels. (Politico)

After a generation of campaigns in which Republicans exploited wedge issues to win close elections, Democrats are now on the offensive in the culture wars. (New York Times)

Former Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who's now a bank lobbyist, is backing down from an election-style campaign against the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after complaints from the firms he represents. (Bloomberg News)

The number of uninsured Americans fell by about 8 percent to 41 million people in the first quarter of this year. (New York Times)

"The available music options are Light Classical, Environmental, Patriotic and Country." (Washington Post)