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National Briefing | South: Alabama: Coal Ash Cleanup Advances

Oct. 2, 2009
The Tennessee Valley Authority is shipping coal ash from a huge spill to an Alabama landfill at a faster pace than first announced.
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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