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National Briefing | Washington: F.B.I. Is Investigating the Death of a Federal Census Field Worker

Sep. 24, 2009
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the hanging death of a federal census worker in rural southeast Kentucky.
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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