US Vice-President Joe Biden sworn in for second term by Justice Sotomayor

Posted January 20, 2013 8:27 am.

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden has been sworn in to a second term.

The 70-year-old Biden took the oath of office from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotamayor during a private ceremony Sunday at the U.S. Naval Observatory, the vice-president’s residence.

Biden and President Barack Obama will take the oath of office again on Monday during a public ceremony at the Capitol.

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