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Roman Polanski won't return to U.S., attorneys say

May. 4, 2009
The filmmaker's lawyers argue his presence 'is neither necessary nor relevant' to their appeal of a 1977 child sex case. The judge says he won't hear the appeal until Polanski appears in court. Fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski will not return to the U.S. this week to meet a court deadline for...
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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