Michelle Obama At Jazz Performance Monday: Flower Dour? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Jun. 15, 2009

Just back from a girls' getaway in Europe, the Obama women--Michelle, Sasha, Malia, and First Granny Marian Robinson--gathered in the White House's East Room to enjoy a jazz performance on Monday afternoon. As Mrs. Obama addressed the crowd, she remarked "I brought my own family with me...

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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

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