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For 2009 British Open, Tiger Woods works on his Turnberry twists

Jul. 14, 2009
Woods missed last year's British Open with a bum knee. Now, he's healthy and plotting how to tackle a tough, wind-plagued course that few of this year's Open competitors have played. One year after the Royal and Ancient Golf Club boldly held a British Open with Tiger Woods 4,230 miles away -- and...
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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