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National Briefing | South: Tennessee: Problems in Coal Ash Storage Are Cited

Jul. 21, 2009
Consultants hired by the Tennessee Valley Authority after a disastrous coal ash spill found widespread problems with how the utility is running its ash storage operations.
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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