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Owner of LA signature-gathering firm admits fraud

Jun. 17, 2009
Authorities say the owner of a firm that collects signatures for petition drives has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor voter registration fraud in exchange for prosecutors dropping felony charges. Mark Jacoby, the 26-year-old owner of Young Political Majors,...
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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