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N.I.H. Director Francis Collins On Agency Goals

Sep. 11, 2009
The National Institutes of Health is comprised of 27 institutions and centers and has a budget of more than $30 billion. The newly appointed director, Francis Collins, discusses his goals for the agency in the coming years and explains how basic medical research gets funded.
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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