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Governor Mark Dayton, center, talks to Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea, left, as Justice Alan Page, right, welcomes the crowd Monday, Jan. 5, 2015 to the inauguration of Minnesota's constitutional officers at the Landmark Center in St. Paul.
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Gov. Mark Dayton was sworn into office for a second term today at the Landmark Center in downtown St. Paul. Standing before an audience of several hundred people, Dayton pledged to make Minnesota what he called a "State of Education Excellence."
Also taking oaths of office were Lieutenant Gov. Tina Smith, Secretary of State Steve Simon, State Auditor Rebecca Otto and Attorney General Lori Swanson.
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