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No word yet when Bay Bridge will be open again

Nov. 1, 2009
(11-01) 17:24 PST San Francisco (AP) -- Another briefing and still no word on when the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge will be open to traffic again. California Department of Transportation spokesman Bart Ney said during a briefing Sunday...
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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