LAST TICKET: Palin reports $1.7 million raised; Rumsfeld gets a pat-down

The Ticket

Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment:

• Sarah Palin's PAC reported raising $1.7 million in the first half of this year (though she can't use those funds for a presidential campaign.) (Washington Wire)

• Minnesota's Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton accepted the latest GOP budget offer, spelling an end to the state government shutdown... (USA Today)

• ...Which may have Miller Lite fans breathing easier. (CNN Money)

• Donald Rumsfeld isn't immune to TSA pat-downs. (The Cable)

• A conservative watchdog group says the Obama administration tried to blackball Fox News. (Washington Whispers)

• California's state senate signed on to the National Popular Vote compact. (The Corner)

• GOP presidential candidates are preparing for a Twitter tea party debate. (Daily Caller)

• President Obama's 50th birthday celebration includes extravagant fundraisers in Chicago. (Lynn Sweet)

• The lightbulb bill died in the House. (Politico)