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Obama's bill of consumer health insurance rights

Jul. 30, 2009
The president wants Congress' overhaul to cover eight concerns to ensure against high costs, discrimination and loss of coverage. Obama's bill of insurance rights
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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