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Georgia's new GOP senator sworn into office amid impeachment
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In this Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019 file photo, businesswoman Kelly Loeffler smiles while being introduced by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp as his pick to fill Georgia's vacant U.S. Senate seat at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta. Loeffler, a wealthy Republican businesswoman set to be sworn in on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020 as Georgia’s next U.S. senator will enter the chamber with a unique distinction: Her first vote could be on whether to remove the president. - photo by Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Wealthy Republican businesswoman Kelly Loeffler was sworn in Monday as the newest senator from Georgia, a political newcomer who takes office amid a presidential impeachment, swirling tensions with Iran and at the dawn of what looms as a bruising national election.
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