Outstate News (7-22-12)

Editorial: Minnesotans should be ashamed for Michelle Bachmann. (Owatonna-Faribault)

Editorial: Bachmann is off-track with her allegations. (Willmar)

Editorial (Dean): Minnesotans are more ready for change than the politicians we elect. (Glenwood)

Editorial: The real story of Bain – Romney’s experience reflects all that’s wrong with the U.S. economy. (Timberjay)

Column: Basic tenets of America at issue in same-sex marriage debate. (Timberjay)

Franson’s critics increase her determination. (ForumNews)

Thompson/Parry/Newman/Goodwin: GOP legislators take Ritchie to task over voter ID. (HotDish)

Parry/Ritchie/Newman/et al: GOP questions Minn. Secretary of State’s dealing with amendment. (ForumNews)

Voter ID challenge argued; Newman and Kiffmeyer confirm plan to sue Ritchie. (PIM)

Parry/Goodwin/Kiffmeyer/Ritchie/Swanson: Senator considers another amendment lawsuit. (ForumNews)

Parry/Gazelka/Thompson/Goodwin/Ritchie: Sen. Mike Parry, GOP colleagues dispute secretary of state’s amendment actions. (MinnPost)

Gruenhagen: Passion for reform. (Glencoe)

Comedy writer Tom Davis, Al Franken’s longtime partner, dies of cancer. (Strib)

Franken takes Facebook to task over photo tagging. (MinnPost)

Franken/Klobuchar: Senate blocks political contribution disclosures. (Hotdish)

Peterson: Republicans to catch ‘holy hell’ over farm bill. (Litchfield)

Peterson: House urged to act on farm bill. (AgWeek)

Bachmann alleges Ellison has ties to Muslim Brotherhood. (Hotdish)

Bachmann now alleges Ellison ties to Muslim Brotherhood. (MinnPost)

Michele Bachmann on Ellison: ‘He has long record of association with Muslim Brotherhood’. (CityPages)

McCain rips Bachmann’s Muslim Brotherhood accusations. (MinnPost)

Boehner: Bachmann Muslim accusations ‘dangerous’. (Hotdish)

DFL Chair Ken Martin wants Cravaack, Kline and Paulsen to join denunciation of Bachmann claims. (MinnPost)

Bachmann/Quist/Ellison: Michele Bachmann appears at Rochester fundraiser. (Rochester)

Bachmann, Ryan among top 5 House fundraisers in country. (AP)

Kline/Cravaack: Coleman group reserves $860K in TV ad time for fall elections. (Hotdish)

Parry/Walz: Quist wants less national debt. (Austin)

MN-08 DFL Candidate Debate. (MPP)

Eighth District DFL candidates dig in on mining. (Hotdish)

District 11B: Primaries for Minn. Legislature will shape field. (AP)

Smoking Gun email: MN GOP May Have Hid Corporate Contributions. (TheUptake)

Republican Party of Minn. asks: Where do we go from here? (PIM)

Tony Sutton, party of one. (PIM)

Citizen reports finding zebra mussel in Lake Minnewaska in Pope County near Glenwood. (Glenwood)

Hallock canola plant up, running. (AgWeek)

Ethanol co-op in Little Falls suspends operations temporarily. (Little Falls)

Jerich Letter (Perpich): National Sports Center. (Strib)

Letter: Shame, shame, Local 49 for endorsing Cravaack. (Virginia)

Letter (Cravaack): Just let them die. (Brainerd)

Cravaack Column (Rukavina-Dill-Dittrich-at al): Schools will receive money from BWCA land swap for decades. (Duluth)

Klobuchar Column: Farm Bill is a win for Minnesota. (Alexandria)

Column: Dems need GOP help on Disclose Act. (Grand Forks-Detroit Lakes)

Column: It’s time to support health care exchanges. (Fergus Falls)

Editorial (Klobuchar-Franken): Minn. senators doing a good job. (Detroit Lakes)

Editorial (Cravaack-Klobuchar-Franken-Dill): BWCA land swap bill needs scrutiny. (Strib-Duluth)

Editorial: Ritchie let politics sway ballot decision. (Grand Forks)

Editorial: Voter ID amendment contains more than the question states. (New Ulm)

Editorial (Zellers): Keep special session focused. (Mankato)

Editorial: To DEED: Please keep politics out of the process. (Marshall)

Editorial (Gruenhagen): Distinct choices will be on Nov. 6 ballot in state legislative races. (Glencoe)

Editorial: Reducing sentences saves tax dollars. (Mankato-Albertlea)

Editorial: State still needs a sustainable budget. (Mankato)

Editorial (Ritchie): Ballot questions: It’s only words. (Marshall)

Editorial: GOP spin won’t work on campaign contributions. (Virgina)

Editorial: Drought a challenge to farmers. (Winona)

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