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S.C. Lieutenant Governor Asks Sanford To Resign

Aug. 26, 2009
Andre Bauer is now the most prominent state Republican pressing for Mark Sanford's resignation two months after the governor came under fire for sneaking away to a secret rendezvous with his Argentine mistress. Bauer promised to put aside his own political ambitions if that convinces fellow...
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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