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Marcos Ambrose crew member Jimmy Watts faces further penalty

Mar. 9, 2009
NASCAR plans to discuss early this week whether to further punish the crew member that forced officials to call a caution that played a role in the outcome of Sunday's Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
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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