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In Minnesota

Federal law enforcement officials are taking an ISIL threat against Michele Bachmann so seriously that Capitol Police have given the 6th District GOP congresswoman her own security detail. (MPR News)

Will the Minnesota GOP field a ground operation to turn out voters that's comparable to the DFL's? (Star Tribune)

Former U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton will headline a free rally in St. Paul with U.S. Sen. Al Franken and Gov. Mark Dayton on Thursday afternoon. (Star Tribune)

The U.S. Senate race is tightening...to a 15 point lead for Sen. Al Franken, according to a new poll. (KSTP)

Sparks flew on the subject of voter ID at a forum for Secretary of State candidates. (MPR News)

Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords visited Minneapolis for a roundtable discussion centered on possible new laws to protect women and families from gun violence. (WCCO)

Ad Watch

The Alliance for a Better Minnesota is out with a major ad campaign against Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike McFadden (MPR News)

McFadden's daughter stars in an ad to tell voters why her father would be a good senator. (YouTube)

DFL State Auditor Rebecca Otto (YouTube)

Fuels America, a biofuels trade group, is up with radio ads backing DFL Sen. Al Franken and DFL Rep. Collin Peterson (SoundCloud)

National Politics

President Barack Obama sees the midterm elections as a “nail-biter,” with control of the Senate hinging on just a few races. (Politico)

Parts of Iowa are becoming more liberal while other parts are becoming more conservative as one of the bellwether states of American politics undergoes a major demographic shift. (New York Times)

Will Latinos sit out the midterms to punish Democrats for not making more headway on immigration reform? (LA Times)

Tom Steyer, a Democratic billionaire concerned about climate change, has passed Republican casino owner Sheldon Adelson as the biggest donor to super PACs. (New York Times)