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Report: Favorite emerges in Cubs owner derby

Jan. 22, 2009
Tribune Co. has chosen a favorite among three finalists to buy the Cubs, according to the Chicago Tribune, and appears to be winding down a lengthy search for a new owner.
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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