Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak recently participated in a conference call of U.S. mayors with President Barack Obama. Rybak was among three mayors who were given the opportunity to ask the president a question. In this clip from MSNBC's Jansing & Co. Rybak describes his conversation with Obama and what he thinks leaders in Washington need to do to resolve the current fiscal dispute. Canny observers will also note Saint Paul's own Mayor Chris Coleman standing in the background of a press conference at the White House. Big day for Twin Cities mayoralty.
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