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UAW president opposed to any GM-Chrysler merger

Oct. 14, 2008
United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger said Tuesday he would oppose a merger between General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC because it would cost workers their jobs. The union president said the UAW has not had formal discussions with either automaker...
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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