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Supreme Court rules that campaign contributions can create perception of judicial bias

Jun. 8, 2009
The justices, in a 5-4 ruling, say a West Virginia Supreme Court judge who received $3 million in campaign contributions should have recused himself from a case in which the donor was the defendant. The Supreme Court today ruled for the first time that a state judge who wins an election thanks to...
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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