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NFL Commissioner Says No Timetable on Labor Deal

Jun. 2, 2009
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- Headed into contract talks with the players' union, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says there is no timetable to reach a new agreement.
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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