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Porsche Meeting Said to Focus on Mideast Investment

Jul. 10, 2009
Porsche, which is in merger taalks with Volkswagen, called an extraordinary board meeting for later this month to discuss a possible investment from the Middle East.
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Porsche turns down VW offer

Porsche turns down VW offer

STUTTGART, Germany, June 29 (UPI) -- German automaker Porsche turned down an offer from Volkswagen Monday that would have transferred 49 percent of its sports car unit to its larger rival.
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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