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National Briefing | Southwest: Arizona: Suit Over Mine Near Canyon

Nov. 16, 2009
Environmental groups are suing the Bureau of Land Management over its decision to allow a uranium mine to reopen north of the Grand Canyon.
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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