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Jury selected for Phil Spector murder retrial

Oct. 23, 2008
The panel includes a research scientist, an Army veteran and a social worker once assigned to a psychiatric ward. Opening statements are scheduled for Wednesday. Lawyers at the murder retrial of legendary music producer Phil Spector selected a jury today of seven men and five women.
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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