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Officials seem to exclude foul play in missing Air France plane

Jun. 2, 2009
French President Nicolas Sarkozy rushes to the airport to be with relatives and friends of those on Air France Flight 447, which disappeared over the Atlantic. Relatives waited in anguish for word of their loved ones late Monday after officials said there was little hope of finding any survivors...
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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