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Censure Adds to Sense Sanford May Survive Scandal

Jul. 7, 2009
The South Carolina Republican Party has stopped short of asking Gov. Mark Sanford to resign, adding to the growing sense that the governor will survive his scandal.
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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