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Report: Lance leaning toward '09 Tour, maybe '10

Oct. 25, 2008
The latest chapter in the Lance Armstrong-Tour de France saga has the seven-time champion leaning towards riding in 2009, according to the Austin American Statesman.
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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