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Scott Brown to be sworn in as senator on Feb. 11

Scott Brown will be sworn in next Thursday, Feb. 11 as the new junior senator from Massachusetts, Fox News reported Monday, citing a senior Senate aide.

The Republican, who shocked the political universe with his special election win on Jan. 19, is waiting on the signatures of Massachusetts Democratic Governor Deval Patrick and the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin before he can be seated.