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Brett Neely

The Daily Digest: Surrogate Season

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In Minnesota

DFL Governor Mark Dayton and Republican challenger Jeff Johnson highlighted their differences on gun control Sunday during the fourth of five scheduled debates of the campaign. (MPR News)

Meanwhile, the PoliGraph checks in on some of the economic claims made during the third debate. (MPR News)

Dayton is running on his record as the governor who raised income taxes on the rich, expanded kindergarten access and froze tuition at public colleges, raised the minimum wage, legalized gay marriage and built a new Vikings stadium. (Star Tribune)

It's that part of campaign season when a never-ending stream of surrogates passes through the state. Hillary Clinton is holding a fundraiser  for Dayton next Thursday in St. Paul. (MPR News)

First Lady Michelle Obama will take part in a rally for Gov. Mark Dayton and Sen. Al Franken on Tuesday. (MPR News)

Vice President Joe Biden is adding a stop in Duluth as he campaigns for 8th District Congressman Rick Nolan. (Duluth News Tribune)

Franken campaigned in Native American reservations in the state with Montana Sen. Jon Tester. (Bemidji Pioneer)

The DFL has held the attorney general's office for 43 years, and incumbent Lori Swanson hopes her record will help her extend that streak. (Pioneer Press)

Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District is getting some last-minute attention from a major super PAC dedicated to putting Republicans in the U.S. House. (MPR News)

National Politics

President Obama held a rare Saturday night meeting with top advisers at the White House, convening national security staffers and public health officials to discuss the threat of Ebola. (USA Today)

A top official at the National Institutes of Health said a travel ban on flights to and from West Africa would only make things worse in the fight against Ebola, pushing back against calls from lawmakers to institute one. (The Hill)

Democrats are hoping a last-minute surge of African-American voters will prevent their party from getting wiped out in midterm elections. (New York Times)