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Supreme Court Refuses to Stop Release of Documents in Priest Sex Cases

Nov. 2, 2009
The justices said they would not hear a last-ditch appeal from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, which has fought for years to keep the public from seeing the papers.
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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