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JURORS' WEB VENTURES BY CELL PHONE ARE LEADING TO MISTRIALS...

Mar. 17, 2009
JURORS' WEB VENTURES BY CELL PHONE ARE LEADING TO MISTRIALS...(First column, 8th story, link)
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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