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Obama: Long-term joblessness a concern

May. 20, 2009
President Barack Obama, speaking to a high-level advisory panel of economic experts, said Wednesday that U.S. financial markets had improved recently but he was concerned the country would face higher unemployment for some time.
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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