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Character at the top of Obama's list to replace Justice Souter

May. 2, 2009
Interest groups are already lobbying for a woman, minority or solid liberal to fill the seat opening up on the Supreme Court. Obama says he puts empathy, intelligence and independence before ideology. A debate over who should replace Justice David H. Souter on the Supreme Court began emerging...
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler