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National Briefing | Mid-Atlantic: West Virginia: Arrests in Mining Protest

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Jun. 23, 2009
More than two dozen opponents of mountaintop removal mining were arrested during a protest in Raleigh County.
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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