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National Briefing | Environment: Bush Mining Rule to Stand

nytimes.com
Aug. 12, 2009
A federal judge let stand a Bush administration rule that makes it easier for companies involved in mountaintop coal mining.
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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