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Oil Below $70, a Price Last Seen in June 2007

Oct. 16, 2008
Crude oil dropped as low as $69.15 a barrel, less than half its July price, after the government reported massive increases in U.S. crude and gasoline supplies.
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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