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National Briefing | Washington: House Approves Impeachment Articles Against Judge

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Jun. 20, 2009
The House voted to impeach a federal judge who is serving 33 months in prison for lying to a judicial panel about his sexual assault of two female employees.
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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