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Sen. Mark Begich (D-AK), with his wife Deborah Bonito and son Jacob, had a mock swearing-in ceremony with Vice-President Dick Cheney on Tuesday, January 6, 2008.
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Published: January 6th, 2009 09:34 AM
Last Modified: January 6th, 2009 11:24 AM
WASHINGTON - Democrat Mark Begich is Alaska's newest U.S. senator.
Begich, the former Anchorage mayor, was sworn in as a senator this morning, replacing longtime Republican Sen. Ted Stevens. Begich defeated Stevens in November.
Begich's son made national news Monday when he shouted out to President-elect Barack Obama at a chance meeting at the Capitol.
The president-elect walked over to 6-year-old Jacob Begich and asked him, "What's going on, man?"
Mark Begich says that Jacob kept repeating, "I met the president! I met Obama!"
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