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Millions in U.S. Drink Dirty Water, Records Show

nytimes.com
Dec. 7, 2009
More than 20 percent of water treatment systems have violated key provisions of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
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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