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National Briefing | Midwest: Minnesota: Plea in Convention Case

Mar. 18, 2009
A Texas man pleaded guilty in Federal District Court to three counts of making and possessing a Molotov cocktail during the Republican National Convention in St. Paul in September.
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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