Congress in; economy on must-do list

By DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE PRESS SERVICES

Photo by The Associated Press

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives, accompanied by family and guests, are sworn in Tuesday in the House chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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WASHINGTON - Nancy Pelosi was re-elected speaker of the House as a new session of Congress began Tuesday under expanded Democratic majorities and with a stagnant economy and frozen credit markets dominating the agenda.

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