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Not your family circus

Jun. 17, 2009
Cirque Berzerk is betting big that L.A. loves a spectacle. For anyone who's driven past downtown's Los Angeles State Historic Park (a.k.a. the Cornfields) in the last few days, the massive red-and-white big top tent is impossible to miss. Yes, the circus is back in town. But parents be warned:...
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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