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Nikki Tundel and Jeffrey Thompson
St. Paul, Minn.

2011 Minn. Legislature convenes

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First day of session
Senate officers take the oath during the opening day of the session in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson

The Minnesota Legislature convened Tuesday under full GOP control for the first time in 38 years.

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First day of session
Sen. Sandra Pappas, DFL-St. Paul, left, and Sen. Ellen Anderson, DFL-St. Paul, take the oath of office during the first day of the legislative session in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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First day of session
Senate officers take the oath during the opening day of the session in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson
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First day of session
Senators take the oath of office during the first day of the 2011 legislative session in St. Paul, Minn. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson