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Catholic Order Jolted by Reports That Its Founder Led a Double Life

Feb. 3, 2009
The Legionaries of Christ, an influential Roman Catholic order, has been shaken by new revelations that its founder, who died a year ago, had an affair with a woman and fathered a daughter.
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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