Photo: #Minnesota's two freshmen Democratic congressmen: Reps. Keith Ellison and Tim Walz. Ellison, pictured on the left, represents the 5th District, which encompasses Minneapolis. Walz represents the 1st District, which runs the length of the state's southern border and includes Rochester.
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Minnesota's two freshmen Democratic congressmen: Reps. Keith Ellison and Tim Walz. Ellison, pictured on the left, represents the 5th District, which encompasses Minneapolis. Walz represents the 1st District, which runs the length of the state's southern border and includes Rochester. (MPR File Photos)

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Minnesota's freshman congressmen reflect on '07

Broadcast: Midday, 12/20/2007, 11:00 a.m.

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Two of Minnesota's freshman congressmen -- Democratic Reps. Tim Walz and Keith Ellison -- discuss what surprised them, what made them proud and what they found disappointing about their first year in Washington. Republican Rep. Michele Bachmann was also invited, but declined to participate.

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