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Obama's visit to Buchenwald 'personal'

Jun. 5, 2009
President Obama visited Buchenwald concentration camp today, touring the grounds with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Holocaust survivor and political activist Elie Wiesel. Before his visit, Obama spoke emotionally about his great-uncle's role in liberating the concentration camp, noting that...
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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