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St. Paul, Minn.

Legislature pays tribute to Kirby Puckett

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Both houses of the Minnesota Legislature paused Wednesday afternoon to remember Kirby Puckett, the Twins great who died Monday.

Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson held up a baseball Puckett gave him and talked about Puckett's impact in baseball and beyond, through scholarship programs and children's charities.

Senators bowed their heads and observed a moment of silence in Puckett's memory.

House members took turns reading lines from a resolution that labeled him "one of the greates players in baseball history."

Puckett's family will get a copy of the resolution.

(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)