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So I've been thinking about Pete Seeger and the cargo ships of Singapore. I'm...

May. 14, 2009
So I've been thinking about Pete Seeger and the cargo ships of Singapore. I'm sure you've been brooding about the same things. It's in the zeitgeist. I learned about the cargo ships off Singapore from the New York Times, which published a poignant photograph...
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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