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Phillies win World Series title

Oct. 29, 2008
Brad Lidge and the Phillies finished off the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-inning sprint to win a suspended Game 5 nearly 50 hours after it started. PHILADELPHIA -- From losingest team to longest game, the Philadelphia Phillies are World Series champions.
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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