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NASCAR AT INFINEON / On the pole, Vickers likes view

Jun. 20, 2009
For the second straight week and the fourth time this year, Brian Vickers claimed a pole position Friday. How much of an advantage that will be in Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 remains to be seen. The last two NASCAR Sprint Cup winners at Infineon Raceway -...
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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