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Former Indy CEO wants answers about his removal

Jul. 26, 2009
Tony George wants to know why he was ousted as CEO of Indianapolis Motor Speedway. George used his IndyCar team's Web site Sunday to reflect on the move, claiming he has not received a "reasonable explanation" from the company's board of directors, which...
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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