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Same-Sex Marriage Advances in Maine

May. 5, 2009
The Maine House of Representatives approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, but Gov. John Baldacci, a Democrat, could still veto the measure.
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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