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    New Congress 2013

    •January 4, 2013
    • House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is sworn in by Dean of the House, Rep . John Dingell , D-Mich., lower left, as the Speaker of the House of the 113th Congress, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    • House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. passes the gavel to House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, who was re-elected as House Speaker of the 113th Congress, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
    • House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. gestures after passing the gavel House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, who was re-elected as House Speaker of the 113th Congress, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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    House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio is sworn in by Dean of the House, Rep . John Dingell , D-Mich., lower left, as the Speaker of the House of the 113th Congress, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

    The new 113th U.S. Congress, which convened on Jan. 3, is set to take a

    fresh crack at a number of old, and highly contentious, issues, such as

    gun control, immigration, the record debt, tax reform and the farm

    bill.