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Obama addresses abortion rights furor at Notre Dame

May. 17, 2009
The Catholic university's choice to honor a pro-abortion-rights president sparked anger and protests. Today, during his commencement speech, Obama called for greater understanding from both sides. President Obama today called for greater understanding on both sides of America's abortion debate as...
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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