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Power makes his case with 5th-place finish in Indy

May. 25, 2009
Will Power's fifth-place finish in the Indianapolis 500 certainly got Penske Racing's attention. But were any potential sponsors watching? Power, who's finished in the top six of the three races he's entered this season, began Sunday's race facing an...
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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