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National Briefing | Washington: New Legal Team Takes on Post-Trial Stevens Case

Feb. 17, 2009
The Justice Department is assigning the corruption case of former Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska to a different legal team to handle accusations of prosecutorial misconduct.
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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