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Military Contractor Agrees to Pay $325 Million to Settle Whistle-Blower Lawsuit

Apr. 2, 2009
The payment, in a case involving defective satellite parts, will be offset by a payment to Northrop Grumman in a separate case.
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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