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Southern Union to pay 15-cent quarterly dividend

Dec. 22, 2009
The board of directors of Southern Union Co. has approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of 15 cents on the company's common stock. The natural gas pipeline operator said the dividend is payable on Jan. 8 to holders of record at Dec....
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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