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SC Gov. Mark Sanford to face ethics accusations

Nov. 19, 2009
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford will face an ethics panel to answer charges that he may have violated state law, which his lawyer said would give the once-popular politician a chance to present his side in an investigation into his travel and campaign...
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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