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Not your average bear market

Oct. 7, 2008
Volatility on Wall Street has most people running for cover. Others are reaching for a measuring stick. Counting today's 508-point plunge, the Dow Jones industrial average is down one-third from its high a year ago. How does that compare with previous...
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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