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Silver Lake's former Black Cat bar was a starting point for the gay rights movement

Nov. 16, 2008
Four decades ago, a police raid targeting homosexuals at the establishment prompted protests. Last week, after Proposition 8 protests in the area, some demonstrators stopped in at the pub. The old, illuminated sign of a black and white smiling cat still beckons patrons into a small windowless...
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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