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PATRICK'S RIDE / Danica inching closer

May. 25, 2009
Danica Patrick had a win in the Indianapolis 500 in sight Sunday. With only 17 laps to go, only two former winners - Helio Castroneves and Dan Wheldon - stood between racing's glamour woman and the biggest victory of her life. A gaffe in the pits cost her...
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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