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Minnesota Vikings receiver Percy Harvin forms bond with agent during marijuana adversity

Jul. 27, 2009
Agent Joel Segal helped Percy Harvin attack adversity head-on, and the receiver's ability to accept responsibility for the positive marijuana test while also promising that his troubles were behind him ultimately kept him in the first round.
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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