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Budget blues

Posted at 1:03 PM on May 23, 2011 by Bob Collins (0 Comments)
Filed under: Politics

The Minnesota Majority, Taxpayer's League of Minnesota and other conservative groups held a press conference on the state budget at noontime today. A few reporters showed up but it's been awhile since the groups have been able to attract much of a crowd at its Capitol mall events.

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As you can see, the big "visual" was the Dayton soup truck. What attracted more attention around the Capitol today? The real thing:

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