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Peanut Corporation of America to Liquidate

Feb. 13, 2009
The Peanut Corporation of America filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Friday in United States Bankruptcy Court in Virginia.
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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