Timpview High senior Margaret Campbell and East High senior Madeleine Rasmussen have been selected to attend Girls Nation, a government education program that includes a meeting with President Bush.

The pair are among 96 girls from 48 states participating in the weeklong citizenship program in Maryland. Participants act as senators and run campaigns, form political parties and debate legislation they write themselves.

The program is sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary.

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