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Chicago Cubs ace Carlos Zambrano: 'I don't have problem with Wrigley'

Apr. 6, 2009
Winning or losing, the Chicago Cubs consistently play in front of near-sellout crowds at Wrigley Field, the nation's second-oldest ballpark -- a stadium Carlos Zambrano doesn't have issues with, after all.
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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