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Minnesota Supreme Court rules in Al Franken's favor in Senate recount

Jun. 30, 2009
The ruling is a crucial step in the long battle over who will be seated in the Senate: Franken, a Democrat, or Norm Coleman, a Republican who had held the office. After a fierce legal debate and a voter recount fight that stretched on for months, the Minnesota Supreme Court has unanimously ruled...
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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