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Obama Will Meet With Mideast Leaders

Sep. 20, 2009
President Obama will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in an effort at renewed peace negotiations.
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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