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It's hard not to be dazzled by FC Barcelona

Jul. 31, 2009
European champions will play the first of three West Coast exhibitions on Saturday against the Galaxy at the Rose Bowl. Even for Beverly Hills, or the fringes thereof, the silverware was impressive.
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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