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Nick Eskow

Orthographic glitterati? Press beat politicians at annual spelling bee

On a muggy Wednesday evening, a raucous crowd gathered to cheer on politicos as they competed in what has become a beloved Washington tradition.

It wasn’t the Congressional Baseball Game, which was being held across town the same night. But the rivalry was no less fierce at the National Press Club’s Press and Politicians Spelling Bee, as words like “glitterati” and “florilegium” stumped contestants.

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