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White House Christmas: Obama Family Lights The National Christmas Tree (PHOTOS)

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Dec. 3, 2009
Early Thursday evening the Obamas and the Bidens gathered to light the National Christmas Tree. "Ho! It worked," exclaimed President Obama after pressing the button to switch on the lights. Michelle Obama read aloud from "T'was the Night Before Christmas." Photos of the...
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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