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PAPER: American taste for soft toilet roll 'worse than driving Hummers'...

Feb. 27, 2009
PAPER: American taste for soft toilet roll 'worse than driving Hummers'...(Second column, 2nd story, link)Related stories:BOTTOM REACHED: 'Natural living' advocates unveil 'reusable toilet wipes'...
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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