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National Briefing | South: South Carolina: Sanford to Release Travel Records

Nov. 19, 2009
Gov. Mark Sanford plans to release records to state legislators about previously undisclosed flights that he took on planes owned by friends and campaign donors.
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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