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Why Is the G-20 Being Held in Pittsburgh?

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Sep. 23, 2009
When White House press secretary Robert Gibbs announced Pittsburgh, Pa., as the U.S. host of the G-20 summit, the press corps broke out laughing
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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