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Kennedy farewell begins in Mass.

Aug. 27, 2009
HYANNIS PORT, Mass. (AP) -- Mourners lined up early Thursday outside Boston's John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, where Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's body will lie in repose after traveling more than 70 miles from his Cape Cod home. Austin Howe, 15, a high school student from Laurel, Md., came with...
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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