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Tampa Bay Buccaneers won't re-sign quarterback Jeff Garcia

Feb. 16, 2009
Jeff Garcia, , who turns 39 on Feb. 24 -- three days before the start of the NFL's free-agency period -- has been told by the Buccaneers that he would not be retained for a third season.
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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