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National Briefing | Washington: Efforts to Stop Voracious Carp

Dec. 11, 2009
Members of Congress are pushing for emergency action to prevent voracious Asian carp from invading the Great Lakes and damaging their $7 billion fishery.
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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