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Milwaukee Mayor Recovering After Attack

Aug. 17, 2009
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is in the hospital, nursing a fractured hand and other injuries he suffered in an attack over the weekend. Police say Barrett tried to call 911 when he witnessed a domestic quarrel, but a 20-year-old man attacked him with a metal pipe.
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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