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Cavendish edges Farrar for 4th win

Jul. 16, 2009
They came to call Raymond Poulidor "The Eternal Second." Poor Poulidor's had the misfortune of having his long career overlapped the prime years of Jacques Anquetil and Eddy Merckx, each five-time Tour de France champs. As a result, Poulidor was the runner-up...
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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