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L. Tammy Duckworth, right, assistant secretary of veterans affairs for public and intergovernmental affairs, is sworn into federal office by Judge John J. Farley, left, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, May 20, 2009, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, Army National Guard Maj. Bryan Bowlsbey, D.C. Duckworth’s husband, stood at her side during the ceremony. Department of Veterans Affairs photo

L. Tammy Duckworth, right, assistant secretary of veterans affairs for public and intergovernmental affairs, is sworn into federal office by Judge John J. Farley, left, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, May 20, 2009, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, Army National Guard Maj. Bryan Bowlsbey, D.C. Duckworth’s husband, stood at her side during the ceremony. Department of Veterans Affairs photo

L. Tammy Duckworth, right, assistant secretary of veterans affairs for public and intergovernmental affairs, is sworn into federal office by Judge John J. Farley, left, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, May 20, 2009, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, Army National Guard Maj. Bryan Bowlsbey, D.C. Duckworth’s husband, stood at her side during the ceremony. Department of Veterans Affairs photo

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