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Griffey Is Returning to the Mariners

Feb. 19, 2009
Ken Griffey Jr. has decided to return to the Seattle Mariners, General Manager Jack Zduriencik confirmed on Wednesday night.
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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