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Green Inc. Column: Week of Posturing at Copenhagen Climate Talks

Dec. 13, 2009
The United Nations climate meeting has unfolded more or less as expected: with much posturing, minor progress and punctuated moments of drama.
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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