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Judge upholds ouster of professor in 'little Eichmann' scandal

Jul. 8, 2009
Ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill had won a lawsuit but only $1 from a jury that said the University of Colorado retaliated against him for exercising free speech. The University of Colorado professor who was fired after likening victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks to a Nazi leader...
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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