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Southwest to let pets onboard for a fee

May. 29, 2009
Southwest Airlines Co., which has bashed competitors for charging fees, says it will let passengers carry small dogs and cats onboard for a $75 fee each way. The airline also will start charging a fee for unaccompanied minors, and it's raising its fee for...
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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