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Spending worries motivate Runyan's Congress run

Dec. 18, 2009
San Diego Chargers lineman Jon Runyan says concerns about federal spending are a main reason he wants to run for Congress in New Jersey. The lineman, best known for his time with the Philadelphia Eagles, announced last month that he would retire from football...
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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