Duluth daily's editorial board praises Cravaack as a political novice and fiscal conservative. Oberstar slams paper's absentee ownership.

The MCCL endorsement is likely to fuel claims that Oberstar is vulnerable in a year when many Republicans are trying to tie incumbent members of Congress to unpopular congressional leaders.

The National Republican Congressional Committee bumped Chip Cravaack to "On the Radar" it its "Young Guns" program on Thursday after a several day media blitz for the Eighth Congressional District candidate.

On the heels of a visit from Vice President Joe Biden, former Republican Speaker of the U.S. House Newt Gingrich stopped in Minneapolis Wednesday to push GOP nominee Tom Emmer for governor of Minnesota.