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Robert Schindler, Father of Terri Schiavo, Dies at 71

Aug. 31, 2009
Mr. Schindler was the father of Terri Schiavo, who was at the center of a closely watched right-to-die fight and a political storm that rose around it.
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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