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Koosman, Former Met, Pleads Guilty to a Charge of Tax Evasion

May. 23, 2009
The former Mets pitcher Jerry Koosman pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion on Friday and could face up to one year in prison.
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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