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Kyl silent on whether Ensign should stay

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Oct. 4, 2009
The second-ranking Senate Republican offered no support Sunday for embattled Sen. John Ensign, Nevada Republican, who is facing renewed criticism over an extramarital affair with an aide and the actions he took on behalf of her husband. Asked on CNN's "State of the Union" if Mr. Ensign...
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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