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Obama Aide Declines Visit to Bank Board

Jul. 19, 2009
A late decision from Rahm Emanuel, the White House chief of staff, is meant to avoid a situation that could be viewed as a conflict of interest.
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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