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No apology, but Obama says Vegas is good getaway

May. 27, 2009
President Barack Obama says Las Vegas is a good place for a quick trip, but is offering no apologies for comments that critics say damaged the city's convention business this year. Obama said during a speech at Nellis Air Force Base on Wednesday that there's...
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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