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News Analysis: At Stake in Hearings Are Post-Sotomayor Nominations

Jul. 15, 2009
As the two parties skirmish over the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, some of their rhetorical fire is aimed at the next justice President Obama gets to pick.
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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