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On the Hill: Frustrated G.O.P. Tries to Drive Wedge Between Obama and Pelosi

Feb. 28, 2009
Barack Obama might be the new president, but to hear Republicans tell it, Nancy Pelosi is really running things.
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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