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Marathon runners take to San Francisco streets

Oct. 20, 2008
More than 20,000 runners took over San Francisco streets today and not one of them was wearing a feather boa. Unlike many San Francisco public events, costumes and craziness were at a minimum at the fifth annual Nike Women's Marathon, where athletes wore...
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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