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In Minnesota

Republican Attorney General candidate Scott Newman called on incumbent DFL Attorney General Lori Swanson to immediately launch an investigation of Community Action of Minneapolis. (MPR News)

Democratic U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson is pushing back against a Republican ad that blasts him for his office’s car leases and the mileage reimbursements he receives for traveling around his district in his personal airplane. (Star Tribune)

How will the departure of PreferredOne affect insurance offered on MNsure? (MinnPost)

The Independence Party of Minnesota is out with a TV campaign ad that highlights five candidates for statewide office. (MPR News)

A look at the uphill climb liberal comedian Bill Maher faces in unseating 2nd District Republican Congressman John Kline. (MPR News, full interview with Maher here)

Here's a profile of Joe Perske, the DFL candidate for Congress in the 6th District. (MPR News)

National Politics

A vote on Capitol Hill to authorize the bombing campaign against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant is looking less and less likely this year. (Politico)

Attorney General Eric Holder will step down once a successor is confirmed. (NPR via MPR News)

Sen. Amy Klobuchar was among the many politicians who quickly said they did not want the job. (MinnPost)

Also, stop paying attention to speculation like that on Twitter! (MPR News)