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P.G.A. Championship: Singh Holds His Own on a Windy Second Day

Aug. 14, 2009
On a hot, steamy and windy day, Vijay Singh made his way around Hazeltine National Golf Club layout well enough to shoot even-par.
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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