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Obama Press Meet-And-Greet Interrupted By Actual Question

Jan. 23, 2009
Yesterday, President Barack Obama decided to pay a visit to the White House Press Corps in their batcave where they gather under...
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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