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National Briefing | West: California: Arrests in Marijuana Ring

Oct. 22, 2009
Federal authorities announced charges against 18 people they said operated a lucrative marijuana-growing operation by converting homes into high-tech marijuana nurseries.
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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