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Patience and Politeness as Minnesota Recounts Senate Ballots

Nov. 19, 2008
Civility marked the opening of the statewide hand recount to determine whether Al Franken or Norm Coleman had won the U.S. Senate race.
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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