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Kennedy Withdraws Senate Bid

Jan. 22, 2009
Caroline Kennedy told Gov. David Paterson she no longer wished to be considered for the Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton, throwing the New York political world into confusion.
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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