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Obama Set for First Step on Immigration Reform

Jun. 24, 2009
President Obama is expected to meet with Congressional leaders on Thursday about immigration legislation, though its passage this year is considered very unlikely.
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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