Photos: Vikings fans invade state Capitol

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Vikings fans rally at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, May 7, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Vikings fans gather around a televised broadcast of the House floor debate about a proposed Vikings stadium at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, May 7, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Vikings fan Josh Lynch of Red Wing, Minn. rallies with other fans at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, May 7, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Vikings fan "Skolt" Scott Asplund of Maple Grove, Minn. chats with Rep. John Kriesel, R-Cottage Grove, at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, May 7, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Vikings fan "Skolt" Scott Asplund of Maple Grove, Minn. joins other labor supporters at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, May 7, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder and other Vikings players rallied fans at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, May 7, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Rep. John Kriesel, R-Cottage Grove, talks to a fellow legislator at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, May 7, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Vikings fan Darin Blume of Rosemount, Minn. and his son Carson Blume, 7, listen to the Vikings stadium debate from the gallery at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, May 7, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Rep. Terry Morrow, DFL-St. Peter, watches as legislators vote on an amendment for the Vikings stadium bill at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, May 7, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Vikings supporter Ken Shank, second from left, watches the Vikings stadium debate with his son Josiah Shank, 11, left, his daughter Ariana Shank, 10, right, and his grandson Luke Shank, 7, at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, May 7, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo

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St. Paul, Minnesota, USA — Vikings fan "Diggz" Garza of St. Paul watches a rally for a proposed Vikings stadium at the Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Monday, May 7, 2012. (MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson) link to this photo