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National Briefing | Midwest: Illinois: Electrical Problem Eyed in Fire

nytimes.com
Feb. 6, 2009
An electrical problem might have caused a blaze that tore holes in the roof of the Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago on Wednesday, fire officials said.
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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