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Speechwriter, Columnist William Safire Dies At 79

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Sep. 27, 2009
William Safire, the New York Times columnist and wordsmith who cut his teeth as a speechwriter in the Nixon White House, died Sunday at age 79. He had pancreatic cancer and had been staying at a hospice in Rockville, Md. Host Guy Raz traces the career of a man who spent more than four decades at...
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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