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Signs of Russell as a leader

Sep. 17, 2009
Raiders quarterback JaMarcus Russell doesn't raise his voice in the meeting room or call out a teammate after a blown play. He doesn't want to hurt a man's pride, Russell says in the mellowest of Deep South tones, or put them in a deeper hole. Well, maybe it'...
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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