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Obama: Stimulus first step on road to recovery

Feb. 13, 2009
President Obama made an impassioned final plea Friday for passage of a $787 billion compromise stimulus plan, arguing that it is a critical first step on the road to economic recovery.
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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