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Op-Ed Contributor: A Pardon to Remember

Nov. 22, 2008
The brokering of clemency for Marc Rich, a commodities trader, by Eric Holder, who was deputy attorney general at the time, was unjustifiable and should be scrutinized if Mr. Holder is a choice for attorney general.
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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