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National Briefing | Northwest: Alaska: State to Accept Stimulus Money

Apr. 29, 2009
Gov. Sarah Palin was likely to reject only $29 million of financing for the State Energy Program because she believed it to be tied to developing a statewide energy code.
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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