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Prosecution in Asbestos Poisoning of Montana Town Is Forced to Go on Defense

Apr. 24, 2009
Lawyers for onetime W. R. Grace executives sought to have charges dismissed, accusing the prosecutors of misconduct that includes allowing perjured testimony.
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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