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Canseco regrets writing 'Juiced,' naming names

Oct. 21, 2008
Jose Canseco, whose book about steroids in baseball focused attention on the use of performance-enhancing drugs, now says that he should have never written the book and named names of alleged steroid users.
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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