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Soaring in Art, Museum Trips Over Finances

Dec. 4, 2008
By putting art ahead of the bottom line, the the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles has suffered financially and is now being audited by the state's attorney general.
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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