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National Briefing | South: Georgia: Plan to Pay for King Papers Is Approved

Jul. 21, 2009
The Atlanta City Council has cleared the way for a civil and human rights museum to acquire display rights to thousands of documents of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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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