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Massey shareholders re-elect Gee to board

May. 19, 2009
Massey Energy shareholders have rejected a pair of environmental measures and re-elected Ohio State University President Gordon Gee to the Richmond, Va.-based coal producer's board. Preliminary vote totals from Tuesday's annual meeting show Gee and three...
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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