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Speaker of Massachusetts House Resigns Over Friendship

Jan. 25, 2009
Salvatore DiMasi said that he would resign during investigation of accusations that a close friend used their relationship to push ticket-scalping legislation.
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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