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Nats fire manager Manny Acta, acting GM confirms

Jul. 13, 2009
Manny Acta is out as manager of the Washington Nationals. Acting general manager Mike Rizzo confirmed the firing Monday morning in an e-mail to The Associated Press. The Nationals went into the All-Star break with the worst record in the majors at 26-61. Acta...
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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