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NFL Players Association chief and Baltimore Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth meet with lawmakers

Jun. 4, 2009
The new head of the NFL players union and Baltimore Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth met with key players on another field Thursday -- Congress -- to build support on Capitol Hill for preventing an owners' lockout.
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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