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Rockets 98, Trail Blazers 94

Feb. 24, 2009
HOUSTON (AP) -- Ron Artest scored 21 points, Aaron Brooks had 20 and the Houston Rockets moved past Portland in the Western Conference standings with a 98-94 victory over the Trail Blazers on Tuesday night.
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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