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Plan for a Kennedy Successor Advances

Sep. 17, 2009
The Massachusetts House of Representatives approved legislation allowing Gov. Deval Patrick to appoint an interim replacement for the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy.
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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