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Obama Vows Swift Action on Vast Economic Stimulus Plan

Nov. 22, 2008
Barack Obama offered a broad sketch of a plan to create or save 2.5 million jobs by investing in public works programs and alternative energy.
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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