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Michael Vick fully reinstated beginning with third game of NFL season

Sep. 3, 2009
Roger Goodell reinstates Eagles quarterback starting with Philadelphia's game against Kansas City. Quarterback Michael Vick has been fully reinstated by the NFL, beginning with Philadelphia's third game of the season.
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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