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Jason Stockwell, of Columbia Heights, Minn., is silhouetted against the Minnesota State Capitol as the government officially shut down immediately after midnight Friday, July 1, 2011 in St. Paul, Minn.
Friday, Jul. 01, 2011

Open quoteI deeply regret that the last week of intense negotiations ... have failed to bridge the divide between us. Close quote

  • MARK DAYTON,
  • Democratic Governor of Minnesota, announcing that the state's government would shut down on Friday after six months of negotiations with the state's Republican-controlled legislature failed to yield a budget
Photo: Genevieve Ross / AP | Source: Politico