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Report: Vick to enter guilty plea to state charges

Oct. 21, 2008
Papers filed in Surry County (Va.) Circuit Court indicate former NFL quarterback Michael Vick will enter a guilty plea next week to state dogfighting charges.
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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