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Manny Ramirez to be limited to hitting when he returns to exhibition play

Mar. 17, 2009
Dodgers manager Joe Torre said it was a mistake to put Manny Ramirez in the outfield and that his star slugger will be restricted to hitting when he first returns to exhibition play.
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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