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    113th Congress Sworn in, with Boehner at the Helm

    The 113th Congress is sworn in to office today. Technically it's a new Congress, but 95 percent of the members from the 112th Congress who made it to the ballot in November will be returning to take up their seats again. So how new is new?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sara Terry • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The 113th Congress is sworn in to office today. Technically it's a new Congress, but 95 percent of the members from the 112th Congress who made it to the ballot in November will be returning to take up their seats again. So how new is new? Will it be back to broken, as usual in recent years or will new relationships emerge that offer promise of getting things done? Will fiscal issues dominate the entire session?

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