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Phillies get Sunday night '09 opener vs. Braves

Nov. 10, 2008
The world champion Philadelphia Phillies will open the 2009 baseball season at home against the Atlanta Braves on April 5.
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ATLANTA, March 30 (UPI) -- The exhibition game between the Minnesota Twins and Atlanta Braves was cancelled Saturday due to rain.
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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