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National Briefing | Washington: Sentencing in Lobbying Case

Nov. 24, 2009
A former Justice Department lawyer was spared a jail sentence for his role in the influence-peddling case surrounding the convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
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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