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Notes: 'NASCAR on a dime' pays off

Jun. 18, 2009
It must be hard to say no to Kevin Buckler. This year the highly successful sports-car team owner from Novato told his 20 business partners that this was the perfect time for them to field a NASCAR Sprint Cup team. You would think there's no faster way to...
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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