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National Briefing | Midwest: Illinois: Hate Crime Alleged

Nov. 27, 2009
A hate crime indictment will be sought against two men accused of beating a Muslim man outside a tavern in Kinsman, southwest of Chicago.
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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