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Grand Ole Opry sets stage for debates

Oct. 6, 2008
CBS News' Bob Schieffer said moderating the debate between John McCain and Barack Obama won't be nearly as unnerving as his Grand Ole Opry debut was Sunday. "I was nervous coming between Trisha Yearwood and Brad Paisley. I may be moderating the third...
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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