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National Briefing | Washington: Ailing Justice Returns to Court

Sep. 25, 2009
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, made a quick return to work at the Supreme Court after being hospitalized overnight.
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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