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Surprised, Obama Joins Nobel Laureates

Oct. 10, 2009
President Obama is spending his first weekend as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Word of the honor came early Friday morning, taking the White House by surprise as much as anyone.
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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