Biden's Senate Replacement Ted Kaufman Sworn Into Senate(Jospeh Biden)

Vice President-Elect Jospeh Biden (L) speaks to Vice President Dick Cheney (R) as Jill Biden (C) looks on at ceremony to swear in appointed Sen. Ted Kaufman (D-DE) in the Old Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on January 16, 2009 in Washington, DC. Governor Ruth Ann Minner of Delaware appointed Kaufman to take the seat as a junior Senator left vacant by Vice President-Elect Jospeh Biden. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Jill Biden;Jospeh Biden;Dick Cheney

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