New culture of compromise?
Gov. Tim Pawlenty and Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau celebrate around 3 Wednesday morning when election results showed they won another term.
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When the 2007 Minnesota Legislative session begins in January, Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty will be working with a Democratically-controled House and Senate for the first time.
The last person to find himself in that situation was Arne Carlson, who was a Republican Governor from 1991 to 1999. Cathy Wurzer spoke with former Governor Carlson about the challenges ahead for Governor Pawlenty.
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