• Obamas host black-tie dinner for governors at White House

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    U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House, Feb. 26, in Washington, D.C. President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hosted 2012 Governors Dinner which coincides with the yearly meeting of the National Governors Association meeting in Washington, D.C.

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    U.S. President Barack Obama makes a toast after speaking in the State Dining Room of the White House, Feb. 26.

    The president and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a black tie dinner for governors Sunday as part of the National Governors Association winter meeting in Washington. The president said governors have some of the hardest jobs in politics; they are expected to be accountable and yield practical results for their states.

    Obama said he and the governors wouldn't always agree on every issue but he looked forward to greater collaboration going forward. He offered a toast to the governors for their outstanding work and "to the spouses who put up with us."

    -- Reported by the Associated Press

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    Vice President Joseph R. Biden, left, and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R-NJ), right, toast in the State Dining Room of the White House Feb. 26, in Washington, D.C.

     

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  • Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal inaugurated for second term

    By Rich Shulman

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    Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal's children, from left, Slade, Selia and Shaan walk the steps to the podium Jan. 9, 2012 during Jindal's Inaugural ceremony at the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge, La.

    I think the Jindal children stole the show at their father's inauguration.

    Nola.com reports: The two-day swirl of events surrounding Gov. Bobby Jindal's inauguration to a second term got off to a solemn start Sunday when two dozen religious leaders from various faiths prayed for the governor, all other elected officials and the future of Louisiana.

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    From left, Selia, Shaan and Slade Jindal peer into a canister presented to their father, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, right, during inaugural ceremonies Monday, Jan. 9, 2012 in Baton Rouge, La. Jindal and his wife, Supriya Jindal, center, were given the canister after the nineteen cannon salute and the posting of the colors by the Louisana Army National Guard.

     

  • Eric Miller / Reuters

    Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton is handed a bill to sign that will eliminate the state's $5 billion budget deficit and reopen state government and services that have been shut down for three weeks, in St. Paul, on Wednesday.

    Minn. governor signs budget, ends state shutdown

    The AP reports:

    ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton signed a new budget Wednesday, ending the nation's longest state government shutdown in the past decade.

    Dayton's signature came just hours after lawmakers gave their own approval to the deal after meeting in special session that started Tuesday afternoon and lasted until early Wednesday morning. All sides formalized an agreement that Dayton struck with leading Republicans late last week. Continue reading.

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    Wisconsin State representative Fred Clark (L) meets with constituents at his desk outside the capitol building March 2, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. Clark and several other Democrat members of the assembly moved their offices outside the building because of the difficulties the public was having entering the building which has been essentially locked down to prevent protestors from spending the night inside. Demonstrators have occupied the capitol building and marched outside during round-the-clock demonstrations for more than two weeks, protesting Governor Scott Walker's attempt to push through a bill that would restrict collective bargaining for most government workers in the state. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

    Wisconsin representatives set up desks outside Capitol

    For more images from the protest in Wisconsin, see our slideshow.

  • During Calif. Governor's inauguration, the old (governor) is new again

    The AP reports: Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in Monday as California's 39th governor, returning to the office he left 28 years ago but inheriting a much different and more troubled state than the one he led then.

    Read the full story HERE.

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    Edmund G (Jerry) Brown Jr. (L) is sworn in as California Governor by Chief Justice of the California State Supreme Court Tani Cantil-Sakauye (R) as Brown's wife, Anne Gust Brown (C) looks on during the Inaugural Ceremony in Sacramento, Calif., on Jan. 3. Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in as California governor, replacing former action movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger who completed two terms in office and is not allowed to run again.

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    Former California Governor's Arnold Schwarzenegger (2nd L) and Governor Gray Davis (2nd R) listen to Governor Edmund G Brown Jr. Inaugural address during the Inaugural Ceremony in Sacramento, Calif., on Jan. 3. Schwarzenegger's wife, Maria Shriver (L) looks on.