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Spain Considers a Ban on Selling Fast Food with Toys

Dec. 1, 2009
Spain is considering legislation that would prohibit fast-food restaurants from offering toys with their meals. The move is sure to disappoint kids -- but it may also keep them from getting obese
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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