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Sources: Pittsburgh Pirates acquire 2B Akinori Iwamura from Tampa Bay Rays

Nov. 3, 2009
Sources say that the Pirates have agreed to acquire Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura.
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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