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Nov. 6, 2009
OPENING TIP: Asked if Monta Ellis' improved defense is because of techniques the staff is teaching, coach Don Nelson joked, "I certainly haven't given him any." The Warriors have given up the league's most points for three straight...
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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