Members of the 108th Congress sworn in

WAS2003010706 - Washington, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Speaker of the House of Representatives Dennis Hastert, R-Il, swears in Loretta Sanchez, D-CA, center, and her sister Linda Sanchez, D-CA, to be members of the 108th Congress on Jan. 7, 2003 in Washington. .mk/Michael Kleinfeld UPI

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