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Obama Team to Add Protections for Transgender Federal Employees

Jun. 23, 2009
The inclusion of transgender men and women in the discrimination guidelines is seen as a breakthrough by transgender and gay rights advocates.
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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