Majority Leader-elect Sen. Tom Bakk, DFL-Cook, reacts Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012, at the state Capitol in St. Paul to Minnesota's budget forecast showing a $1.1 billion deficit. House Speaker-designate Paul Thissen, DFL-Minneapolis, stands beside him. (Danielle Killey, Forum Communications)
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