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White House Memo: Obama Will Visit Bush, Watching Out for Tacks on Chairs in Oval Office

Nov. 9, 2008
The meeting at the White House on Monday between the current president and his successor could be as awkward as it is historic.
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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