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Governor More Hopeful on Same-Sex Marriage

Apr. 17, 2009
Gov. David A. Paterson suspected that some Republican senators may be persuaded to approve a measure to legalize same-sex marriage.
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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