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Obama's war funding wins House approval

May. 14, 2009
Many Democrats are wary, but put aside their concerns to issue a vote of confidence in the president's plans for military escalation in Afghanistan and Pakistan. President Obama on Thursday won decisive House approval for money to escalate U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan and Pakistan,...
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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