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Naming 5 New Members, Reborn Chrysler Fills Board

Jul. 5, 2009
The board will include a former chief executive of Northwest Airlines, investment bankers and top officials of the Italian automaker Fiat Group.
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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