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Microsoft Names Ex-Yahoo Executive as Internet Unit Chief

Dec. 5, 2008
Microsoft named Qi Lu to run its struggling Internet unit on Thursday, filling an important position that had been vacant since the departure of Kevin Johnson in July.
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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