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Shriver leaves legacy of hope in Special Olympics

Aug. 11, 2009
When Katy Wilson was born with Down syndrome, doctors told her mother that the infant likely would never walk or talk. Twenty-nine years later, Wilson goes on public speaking tours. Her story -- like countless others -- is possible in part because of the vision of Eunice Kennedy Shriver and the...
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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