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National Briefing | Science: Ousted Baptist Leader Loses Bid

Sep. 11, 2009
A preacher who went to prison for stealing millions of dollars from the National Baptist Convention USA has lost an election to lead the group again.
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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