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La Russa relishes going out on a limb

Oct. 31, 2009
Tony La Russa didn't need this. He's 65 and likely heading to baseball's Hall of Fame. Last week, he signed on to manage the St. Louis Cardinals for one more year and hinted it could be his swan song. He already runs one of the National League's...
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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