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Swearing-in Ceremony for the 112th Congress
Republicans take majority control of Congress as John Boehner is sworn in as the new House speaker and the 112th Congress begins what is surely to be a tumultuous two years.
- Over in the Senate, lawmakers started their session with new members signing an oath book declaring their allegiance to the Constitution. Vice President Joe Biden then started swearing in members four at a time, alphabetically. Here, Sens. Mark Kirk, a freshman Republican from Illinois and Patrick Leahy, a seventh-term Vermont Democrat, were sworn in side-by-side.read moreFNCShare
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Swearing-in Ceremony for the 112th Congress
Republicans take majority control of Congress as John Boehner is sworn in as the new House speaker and the 112th Congress begins what is surely to be a tumultuous two years.
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