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Michele Bachmann's Strawberry Shortcake Look: Too Casual For The Capitol? (VIDEO, POLL)

Jul. 29, 2009
As Politico's Anne Schroeder Mullins points out, when Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) took the House floor yesterday to make her statement on Health Care Reform, she also made a sartorial statement with her Strawberry Shortcake ensemble: a t-shirt and long skirt -- and neck-to-toe pink. We know...
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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