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Recession Turns Malls Into Ghost Towns...

May. 22, 2009
Recession Turns Malls Into Ghost Towns...(First headline, 3rd story, link)Related stories:California Cities Irked by Borrowing Plan...Florida's BANKUNITED; Year's Biggest Bust...
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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