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For Controversial Wind Farm off Cape Cod, Latest Hurdle Is Spiritual

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Jan. 4, 2010
The National Park Service ruled for two Massachusetts Indian tribes, who argued that an offshore wind-power project would impede their ritual greeting of the sunrise.
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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