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New Lawmakers Select Offices in Century-Old Ritual

Carolyn Presutti

Published December 08, 2012

The election is over. So the next step for new U.S. Representatives is to settle into their new offices on Capitol Hill. It may sound like an easy thing to do. But as VOA's Carolyn Presutti tells us, it is all about location. And, a tradition that dates back a hundred years.


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