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Dayton in front row for Obama speech

Here's an official White House photo of President Obama talking to the nation's governors.

By Baird Helgeson

February 26, 2013 at 4:41PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

DFL Gov. Mark Dayton was front-and-center Monday for President Obama's speech to the National Governors Association, where the president called for bipartisan solutions to challenges facing states. Here's an official White House photo by Pete Souza:

President Obama speaks to the nation's governors
President Obama speaks to the nation's governors (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Baird Helgeson

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Baird Helgeson is deputy local editor at the Star Tribune. He helps supervise coverage of local news. Before becoming an editor, he was an award-winning reporter who covered state government and politics. He has worked for news organizations in Minnesota, Florida and North Dakota.

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