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May 21, 2011

Photos: A hectic Saturday at State Capitol

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Lawmakers are working today with less than three days left in the legislative session, as the Capitol filled with demonstrators on gay marriage and budget cuts.

Kurt Zellers

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St. Paul, MN, USA — Speaker Kurt Zellers, top, bows his head in prayer as Chaplain Gordy St. Dennis opens the House with a prayer Saturday, May 21, 2011 in St. Paul, Minn., one day after Zellers apologized for the presence of a controversial minister who gave Friday's opening prayer. Lawmakers are working Saturday with less than three days left in the legislative session, as the Capitol fills with demonstrators on gay marriage and budget cuts. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) link to this photo

Rally at Capitol

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St. Paul, MN, USA — Demonstrators shout and wave signs in the State Capitol rotunda during a Peoples Rally for a Fair Minnesota Saturday, May 21, 2011 in St. Paul, Minn. Lawmakers are working Saturday with less than three days left in the legislative session, as the Capitol filled with demonstrators on gay marriage and budget cuts. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) link to this photo

Rally at Capitol

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St. Paul, MN, USA — Demonstrators hold signs during a protest in the capitol rotunda Saturday, May 21, 2011 in St. Paul, Minn. Lawmakers are working Saturday with less than three days left in the legislative session, as the Capitol filled with demonstrators on gay marriage and budget cuts. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) link to this photo

Demonstrators at Capitol

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St. Paul, MN, USA — Demonstrators gather outside the Minnesota House chamber Saturday, May 21, 2011 in St. Paul, Minn., where the lawmakers have yet to take up the definition of marriage amendment as the 2011 session winds down to adjournment Monday. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) link to this photo

Demonstrators at Capitol

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St. Paul, MN, USA — Demonstrators shouted and waved their signs during a Peoples Rally for a Fair Minnesota Saturday, May 21, 2011 in St. Paul, Minn., where the legislature is nearing the end of its session. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) link to this photo

Rally at Capitol

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St. Paul, MN, USA — Demonstrators waved their signs in the rotunda during a Peoples Rally for a Fair Minnesota Saturday, May 21, 2011 in St. Paul, Minn., while both sides of marriage amendment gather, background, outside the Minnesota House chamber where the legislature's session is nearing its end. (AP Photo/Jim Mone) link to this photo

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