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National Briefing | Midwest: Missouri: Bid to Recall Kansas City Mayor Ends

Jun. 16, 2009
A Kansas City group whose effort to recall Mayor Mark Funkhouser failed by 129 signatures last month said it was giving up its fight because of money.
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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