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Republicans unswayed by Obama speech

Sep. 10, 2009
President Obama on Thursday sought to build on what was hoped to be new momentum on health care reform generated by Wednesday night's address to Congress. But top Republicans say he botched the opportunity to build bipartisan consensus and offer specifics on his plan.
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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