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Massey's Blankenship, others take 10 pct pay cut

May. 5, 2009
Coal producer Massey Energy says CEO Don Blankenship and four other executives are taking 10 percent pay cuts. Richmond, Va.-based Massey says in a regulatory filing Tuesday the cuts took effect May 1 and cover monthly base pay for Blankenship, President...
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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