 |  | Top row: Montana Senator Conrad Burns with Cassin LaFountaine, Montana Poetry Out Loud State Champion; Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska State Champion Naphtali Leyland Fields, and Senator Ted Stevens. Middle row: New Mexico State Champion Fantasia Lonjose; Massachusetts State Champion Vinh Hua; Nebraska State Champion Shuqiao Song. Bottom row: Senator Johnny Isakson and Georgia State Champion Michelle Arielle McIntyre; Minnesota State Champion Tottiana Adams and Rep. Betty McCollum. Photos: James Kegley. |
