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Jul. 26, 2009
Name: Sean Parnell Party: Republican Date of birth: Nov. 19, 1962 Birth place: Hanford, Calif., moved to Anchorage in 1973. Occupation: Will become the 10th person to be Alaska's governor when he's sworn in on July 26 (two people held the job in...
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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