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New Scrutiny of Other Alaska Corruption Cases

Apr. 8, 2009
The collapse of the case against former Senator Ted Stevens has raised doubts in his home state about a sweeping federal investigation that sent several other Alaska politicians to prison
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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