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Nominee Mostly Listens as Senators Have Their Say

Jul. 13, 2009
Camera clicks filled the hearing room as Judge Sonia Sotomayor began her first day before the Judiciary Committee.
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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