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    Anchorage mayor to take oath of office in Hawaii

    Associated Press – Fri, Jun 29, 2012

    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The mayor of Anchorage will be sworn into office Monday at a ceremony in ... Honolulu.

    Dan Sullivan was re-elected in April to a second term, which officially begins July 1.

    The swearing-in ceremony coincided with a planned family vacation to Hawaii to visit his wife's family.

    A live video link will be established between Anchorage City Hall and an attorney's office in Honolulu. A judge in Anchorage will administer the oath, and the attorney in Honolulu will notarize his signature.

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