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Here are some of the $208 million in cuts that Gov. Tim Pawlenty made to the capital investment, or bonding, bill, using his line-item veto power: • $70 million for Central Corridor light-rail project between St. Paul and Minneapolis

• $46.7 million for projects in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system

• $24.5 million for new Bell Museum of Natural History on University of Minnesota's St. Paul campus

• $16 million loan for Red Lake School District

• $11 million for Como Zoo in St. Paul, for polar bear and gorilla exhibits

• $5 million for St. Paul Asian Pacific Cultural Center

• $4 million for a study of high-speed rail between St. Paul and Chicago

• $3 million for an addition to National Volleyball Center, Rochester

• $3 million for Northwest Regional Sports Center, Moorhead

• $3 million for Minneapolis Orchestra Hall renovation design

• $2 million for St. Paul National Great River Park

• $2 million for Union Depot, Ramsey County

• $500,000 for Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

• $400,000 for music lending library in Chatfield

Source: Governor's office

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