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Judge rejects objections to Fla. pollution deal

Nov. 16, 2009
The federal government will attempt to set Florida's water pollution standards _ the first time it'll try that for any state _ under an agreement approved Monday. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle rejected objections from state and local government agencies...
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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