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New Efforts Under Way to Handle Fraud Tips

Mar. 5, 2009
In the wake of the Madoff scandal, two regulators are taking steps to see that tips on alleged fraud are handled more effectively.
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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