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California Couples Await Gay Marriage Ruling

May. 25, 2009
On Tuesday, the California Supreme Court will hand down its decision on Proposition 8, the voter initiative passed in November that outlawed same-sex marriage.
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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