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National Briefing | Washington: Inmates Got Stimulus Cash, Too

nytimes.com
Aug. 26, 2009
The federal government sent about 3,900 economic stimulus payments of $250 each this spring to prison inmates.
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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