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Did Barack Obama use the BIBLE to be sworn in as Senator?

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Did Barack Obama use the BIBLE to be sworn in as Senator?

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Yes. Senator Barack Obama was administered the Oath of Office by Vice President Dick Cheney in January 2005 using a copy of the Bible. In 2007, Representative Keith Ellison, who converted to Islam while in college, was the first member of Congress to be sworn in on a copy of the Koran. The copy of the Koran that was used in the ceremony was once owned by Thomas Jefferson.