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White House Adviser Leaves to Work for Commerce Chief

Apr. 21, 2009
Ellen Moran, the White House communications director, is leaving her job after three months to be the chief of staff to Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.
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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