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Skeletal remains, personal items found near wreckage of Fossett's plane

Oct. 30, 2008
Searchers discover his Illinois state driver's license, credit cards and a pair of tennis shoes about half a mile east of the spot where other items were recovered. Madera County officials announced Thursday that searchers found bones, a pair of tennis shoes, credit cards and Steve Fossett's...
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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