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Tables Turned on Prosecution in Stevens Case

Apr. 7, 2009
A federal judge dismissed the ethics conviction of former Senator Ted Stevens after naming a special prosecutor to investigate whether the government lawyers should face criminal charges.
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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