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National Briefing | South: South Carolina: Sanford Report

Sep. 10, 2009
Gov. Mark Sanford said he would use legal action if necessary to keep a preliminary report by the state Ethics Commission on his travels from being given to state lawmakers.
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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