De Blasio Sworn in as New York Mayor

Bill de Blasio has been formally sworn in as New York's 109th mayor, the first Democrat to occupy the office in two decades.De Blasio officially become mayor with a brief swearing-in outside his home shortly after midnight on New Year's Day. But later in the day, former U.S. President Bill Clinton administered the oath of office for the 52-year-old de Blasio in a formal ceremony at City Hall. De Blasio took office with a vow to pursue a sweeping liberal agenda for the more than...

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