The Morning Report 5/2/08 - Daily Minnesota Political Stories

Top Story: McCain backs off I-35 bridge statement; flap continues.

Agriculture:

• Rep. Tim Walz says farm bill vote could come next week, MPR
• Region boosted by exports, farm incomes, biofuels, Star Tribune
• White House warns Farm Law needs ‘real reforms,’ Reuters

Best of the Blogs and Think Tank Thoughts:

• How to lose a Senate challenge, True North
• Pawlenty and McCain: clumsy dance partners, mnpACT!
• Veepstakes: The brackets, The Political Animal
• A+B=WTF, Defenestrator - The Rake
• MPR: Walz and Coleman support Farm Bill, Bluestem Prairie
• Shock!! Oberstar officially announces re-election bid, The Political Animal
• Caught on camera: GOP tosses journalist, The Uptake. Video bloggers get tossed from GOP conventions.
• Tarryl’s accountability dodge?, True North
  
• Oberstar, Ellison blast McCain for bridge collapse remarks, MN Monitor
• Pawlenty softens VP stance?, Mary’s Page - TPT
• D’oh!, Ladies Logic
• Tinklenberg a moderate? I don’t think so, Let Freedom Ring
• Pork flies: Bill makes state pay for same land twice, MN Monitor
• MN Gov. Pawlenty questions McCain’s stance on bridge collapse, The Trail - Washington Post

Business/Economy:

• Minnesota economy shows some life in April, Pioneer Press
• Home Depot closing its Cottage Grove store, Star Tribune
• Report: Twin Cities ranks 5th in corporate expansion, MSP Business Journal
• Area foreclosures rising at slower pace, Mankato Free Press
• Whom does economy favor in Midwest?, Politico. ‘Relatively robust places
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