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Mass. House begins debate on Kennedy succession

Sep. 17, 2009
Massachusetts lawmakers have launched debate on a bill allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to name an interim appointment to the Senate seat left vacant by the death of Edward Kennedy. Speaker Robert DeLeo, a Democrat, said there are enough votes to pass the bill....
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BOSTON, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- A "threatening letter" forced the closing Thursday of Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy's Boston office the Democratic senator said from Washington.

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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