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Panda To Leave National Zoo For China

Dec. 4, 2009
Tai Shan, a young giant panda who became a major attraction after his 2005 birth at Washington's National Zoo, will leave for China early next year for breeding. Panda cubs are also slated to leave the zoos in Atlanta and San Diego.
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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