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National Briefing | New England: Maine: Law on Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Jun. 22, 2009
Maine is the first state to require manufacturers of compact fluorescent light bulbs to set up stations to recycle their products and to reduce the mercury in them.
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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