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Mini E lease program has electric vehicle fans all charged up

May. 11, 2009
450 in a pilot program will use the automobiles as their daily commuters for a year. Experts say it could be a precursor to an explosion of relatively affordable electric cars in the near future. The future of transportation is now available for lease.
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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