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Pension Sues Morgan Stanley Over Risky Investment

Dec. 29, 2009
Virgin Island fund claims the bank defrauded investors by selling $1.2 billion in mortgage-backed notes that were expected to fail.
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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