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Tom Scheck

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The Minnesota Senate had its annual potluck today. Governor Pawlenty stopped by and talked with reporters, a bipartisan group of senators and legislative staffers. He even brought some caramels which he says is meant to "sweeten the offer."

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Pawlenty joked that "I didn't want to come empty handed because he would say that I was approaching this potluck just the same way I was approaching my negotiations."

DFL Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller was ecstatic that Pawlenty showed up. He said no governor has ever attended the annual potluck.

Maybe a little hotdish is all it took to get negotiations back on track.

Lawmakers are still negotiating their budget details and have another meeting scheduled for this afternoon.

UPDATE: I failed to mention that DFL Sen. Scott Dibble brought his famous bipartisan rhubarb and cherry pie. It's bipartisan since the rhubarb was grown in GOP Sen. Michael Jungbauer's garden.