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National Briefing | Washington: King Memorial Is Given Green Light

Oct. 29, 2009
The Obama administration gave the green light for construction to begin on the Mall for a long-delayed memorial to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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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