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Road ahead for Opel won't be easy

Sep. 11, 2009
GM's decision to sell European subsidiary Opel to auto parts maker Magna International was a political victory for German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But the carmaker's future success is far from guaranteed. Faced with restructuring and a tough global...
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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