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Brett Neely

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Minnesota

The Hennepin County Attorney's office has found no evidence of a coordinated effort to improperly register voters using the address of a private mailbox center in Minneapolis. (MPR News)

DFL Sen. Al Franken raised $3.3 million in the second quarter but spent even more, while his endorsed GOP challenger, Mike McFadden, brought in $1.1 million. (MPR News)

Meanwhile, the people who make their livings by making  forecasts of whether politicians will win or lose at the ballot box believe Franken is relatively safe, for now. (MPR News)

McFadden and other Republicans say that allowing more mining in the Iron Range will have a "Bakken-type" impact on the state's economy but will it? (MinnPost)

Minnesota Democrats are using some remarks Jeff Johnson made about Wisconsin to rile up opposition to the Republican endorsed candidate for governor. (MPR News)

The conservative, Minnesota-based Freedom Club has started running a broadcast ad going after DFL Gov. Mark Dayton. (Star Tribune)

National Politics

A compromise appears to be emerging between Congress and the White House that would lead to the swift deportation of thousands of minors from Central America who have illegally crossed the border into the U.S. (NPR)

The German government ordered the CIA’s top officer in Berlin to leave the country in an extraordinary escalation of a conflict between the two allies over American espionage. (Washington Post)

Former IRS official Lois Lerner said she warned her colleagues to be careful about what they write in emails amid congressional inquiries, according to new emails released by House Oversight Republicans. (Politico)

Metaphor alert: toxic atmosphere reported on Capitol Hill. (Roll Call)

Also, hearing about politics is apparently a major source of daily stress for many. (Washington Post)

Have a relaxing weekend and don't think about politics again until Monday morning when the Daily Digest returns!