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Neb. high court to review ruling in energy dispute

Oct. 21, 2009
The Nebraska Supreme Court is being asked to review a $3.8 million verdict in a dispute over whether two men improperly disclosed proprietary information that belonged to an energy finance agency. Last year, Lancaster County District Judge Steven Burns ruled...
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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