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National Briefing | Washington: Burris Presides Over the Senate

Feb. 26, 2009
Senator Roland Burris, Democrat of Illinois, got a chance to preside over the Senate, just a day after he was urged once again to resign.
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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