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Budget caucus
Gov. Mark Dayton, Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch and House Speaker Kurt Zellers wait before a joint House and Senate GOP caucus at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Thursday, May 19, 2011.
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Budget caucus
Gov. Mark Dayton, Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch and House Speaker Kurt Zellers wait before a joint House and Senate GOP caucus at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Thursday, May 19, 2011.
MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson