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New Trial of Ex-Tycoon Begins in Russia

Mar. 3, 2009
Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky and a former business partner are accused of laundering more than $20 billion and embezzling close to 350 million tons of crude oil.
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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