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National Briefing | South: North Carolina: Attack Claim Repeated

Oct. 24, 2008
The woman who prosecutors determined falsely accused three Duke lacrosse players of rape maintains her claim in a memoir.
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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