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Jae Canetti, 10, of Fairfax, Va., kneels behind a row of seats as he waits to approach the stage to spelling his word during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Jordan Gabriella Hoffman, 14, (left) of Lee's Summit, Mo., looks in the direction of the trophy during a commercial break, during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Abigail Violet Spitzer, 13, of El Paso, Texas, reacts after spelling her word correctly during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Lana Greenberg, 14, of Philadelphia, Pa., runs back to her seat as she celebrates spelling her word correctly during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Lana Greenberg, 14, of Philadelphia, Pa., celebrates spelling her word correctly during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Lana Greenberg, 14, of Philadelphia, Pa., works on spelling her word during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Vismaya Jui Kharkar, 13, of Bountiful, Utah, (left) chats with Jae Canetti, 10, of Fairfax, Va., (right) during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Mignon Tsai, 12, of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, (left) Jennifer Mong, 12, of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada (center) and Siddharth Kulkarni, 13, of San Jose, Calif., (right) relax during a commercial break during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Vanya Shivashankar, 10, of Olathe, Kan., works on spelling her word during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Marlene Santora,13, of North Riverside, Ill., reacts to misspelling her word and being eliminated from the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Frank Cahill,14, of Parker, Colo., rests during a two-minute break during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Sumaita Mulk, 13, of Goodyear, Ariz., works on spelling her word during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center employee Alexis O'Shanick, of Richmond, Va., vacuums the carpet on the stage prior to the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Abigail Violet Spitzer, 13, of El Paso, Texas, holds her name card in front of her face as she works on spelling her word during the semifinals of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Md., Thursday, May 31, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Mi-Ran Park-Wong (left) of Macy's speaks with a job applicant during a career expo sponsored by Jobs Direct USA in Orlando, Fla., on Wednesday, May 30, 2012. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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** FILE ** House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio meets with reporters following a GOP strategy session on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 31, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
