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Swine flu poll method

Jul. 28, 2009
The Associated Press-GfK Poll on the flu and flu vaccinations was conducted by GfK Roper Public Affairs & Media from July 16-July 20, 2009. It is based on landline and cell phone telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,006...
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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