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National Briefing | Midwest: Michigan: Detroit Councilwoman Resigns After Admitting Bribery

Jun. 29, 2009
Monica Conyers, a Detroit city councilwoman, resigned from office, three days after admitting in court that she had accepted bribes from a company in exchange for her vote on a lucrative city sludge-treatment contract.
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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