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Minneapolis

Scenes from the Minnesota Republican Party state convention

Marty Seifert
Gubernatorial candidate Marty Seifert addresses delegates after he was nominated at the state Republican Convention Friday, April 30, 2010 in Minneapolis.
AP Photo/Jim Mone

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The Republican Party state convention is underway at the Minneapolis Convention Center.

Over 5,000 delegates and alternates have arrived from around the state to talk issues and endorse candidates -- and especially, a candidate for governor.

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Taylor Swine
Taylor Swine, a pot-bellied pig owned by Majorie Holsten, helped sniff out supporters for Rep. Tom Emmer at the Republican state convention. Swine's shirt read, "Stop the pork."
MPR Photo/McKenna Ewen
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Marty Seifert
Gubernatorial candidate Marty Seifert addresses delegates after he was nominated at the state Republican Convention Friday, April 30, 2010 in Minneapolis.
AP Photo/Jim Mone
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Tom Emmer
Gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer acknowledges the crowd along with this son Johnny and wife Jacqui, left, after he was nominated at the state Republican Convention Friday, April 30, 2010 in Minneapolis.
AP Photo/Jim Mone