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Tandon: Murray fails to live up to lofty standards

Jan. 26, 2009
The wait continues for Andy Murray, the trendy pick to dominate Down Under, after his surprising five-set loss to Fernando Verdasco on Monday. But what was Murray's day of doom was Spain's gain.
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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