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Fossella Convicted in Virginia of Drunken Driving

Oct. 17, 2008
Representative Vito J. Fossella was found guilty on Friday of a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence of alcohol after being stopped on a Virginia road early one morning last spring.
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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