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Google sets sights on philanthropic projects

Oct. 2, 2008
Overseeing the world's most popular search engine may seem like a full-time job for Google Inc.'s executives. But over the past year, they've added new responsibilities to their plates - among them solving global warming and promoting lunar exploration. Some...
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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