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Paul Tagliabue to help U.S. Olympic Committee study operations

Nov. 12, 2009
Former NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue will chair a committee to determine if changes are needed in the way the U.S. Olympic Committee board operates.
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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