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National Briefing | Washington: Lobbyist Associated With Abramoff Pleads Guilty

Dec. 12, 2008
James Hirni pleaded guilty to helping supply Congressional aides with an all-expenses-paid trip to a 2003 World Series game.
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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