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Obama Caps Executive Pay Tied To Bailout Money (SPEECH TRANSCRIPT)

Feb. 3, 2009
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama imposed a $500,000 pay cap on some senior executives whose firms receive...
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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