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Nationals Replace Manager Acta With Riggleman

Jul. 13, 2009
Manny Acta was fired Sunday night after the team reached the unofficial halfway mark of the season with a 26-61 record. Jim Riggleman was chosen as the interim replacement.
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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