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National Briefing | Southwest: Arizona: Sect Leader Eats Again

Aug. 10, 2009
Jail officials say the polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs has ended his hunger strike and no longer needs to be force-fed through a tube.
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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