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Canada's Canwest enters bankruptcy protection

Oct. 6, 2009
Canwest Global Communications Corp. entered bankruptcy protection on Tuesday after reaching a deal to restructure debt with its lenders. Canada's biggest media company had been unable to make interest payments for months on $4 billion Canadian ($3.8 billion)...
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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