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Talks Continue as Bill Clinton Is Said to Accept Terms of Obama Team

Nov. 19, 2008
Mr. Clinton agreed to restrictions on his business and philanthropic activities if Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton becomes secretary of state, associates said.
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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