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Suicide of Fund-Raiser for Blagojevich Is Reported

Sep. 15, 2009
The death of Christopher Kelly, once a top fund-raiser for former Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich of Illinois, was an apparent suicide, the police said.
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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