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Ford to Sell More Shares

Oct. 2, 2008
The Ford Motor Company said that it would sell up to an additional $500 million of shares to buy back debt from its Ford Motor Credit Company subsidiary.
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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