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Ship that helped rescue captain returns to Va.

Sep. 21, 2009
The guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge is sailing back to Virginia after a seven-month deployment that included the dramatic rescue of an American ship captain held by pirates. The Bainbridge is due back Monday at Naval Station Norfolk, where a welcome-...
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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