Summary: One week before the August 20, 2009 presidential and provincial elections in Afghanistan, U.S. Marines surging into southern Afghanistan to protect citizens are meeting with fierce resistance from the Taliban. … One-year retrospective: One year ago today, on the 30th day of his campaign against U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann for the Republican nomination as House of Representatives candidate in Minnesota’s 6th Congressional District, Aubrey Immelman continued his 100-mile Sixth District Walking Tour, setting out on foot from Salida and proceeding south along Highway 10 to Big Lake, Elk River, Ramsey, and Anoka. ECM Capitol reporter Tim Budig chronicled the day’s events.

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