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Capitol View®
Brett Neely

The Daily Digest: Zellers claims shutdown victory

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Minnesota

A witness disputes former Gov. Jesse Ventura's version of what happened in that California bar in 2006. (AP via MPR News)

Republican gubernatorial candidate and former House Speaker Kurt Zellers is claiming credit for getting Gov. Mark Dayton to “surrender” after the government shutdown three years ago. (Star Tribune)

Whatever happened to the gay marriage backlash? (MinnPost)

Political analyst Stu Rothenberg slightly downgrades Al Franken's re-election chances but says, "At this point, I see little reason to believe that [Mike] McFadden will beat Franken." (Roll Call)

It's parade season across the state but the Stillwater Log Jam parade is sick of politicians hijacking the event. So they're charging politicians a $1,000 to take part while everyone else pays $75. (Pioneer Press)

And you should really listen to MPR's documentary on the Catholic Church's cover-up of child sexual abuse in Minnesota. (MPR News)

National Politics

A bipartisan bill set to be introduced this week will treat unaccompanied immigrant children from central America the same as minors from Mexico – a legislative attempt meant to get at the root of the current crisis overwhelming the U.S. southern border. (Politico)

President Obama is pushing Congress to fix transportation funding ahead of an August deadline. (CNN)

 Still reeling from the scandal over healthcare delays, the Department of Veterans Affairs also is struggling to reduce a backlog of disability claims, the agency's inspector general said. (Reuters) 

Finally, the sky was ominous in DC yesterday...

Dammit, just missed. pic.twitter.com/eaWLn3I5Zv

— God (@TheTweetOfGod) July 14, 2014