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Kennedy Discouraged From Communion by Bishop

Nov. 23, 2009
Representative Patrick J. Kennedy said he was instructed to refrain from communion because of his stance on abortion.
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PROVIDENCE, R.I., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., says he has been banned by a Catholic bishop from receiving the sacrament of communion.
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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