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National Briefing | Midwest: Michigan: Money to Fight Invasive Carp

Dec. 14, 2009
Federal officials said they would use $13 million in Great Lakes restoration money to step up the fight against invasive Asian carp.
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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