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Google's Chrome OS puts pressure on Microsoft

Jul. 8, 2009
Google Inc.'s plan to introduce a free operating system for personal computers opens a new front in its longtime battle with Microsoft Corp. Already rivals in search, e-mail and word processing, the two technology titans are now poised for combat over the key...
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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