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National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: Virginia: Case Against Ex-Professor Can Proceed

Jan. 16, 2009
A judge ruled that prosecutors can go forward with their criminal contempt case against Sami Al-Arian, a former Florida professor once accused of being a top Palestinian terrorist.
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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