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UBS case weakens Swiss bank secrecy

Aug. 22, 2009
Is Swiss banking secrecy as holey as its cheese? That question comes to mind after the Swiss government agreed last week to facilitate a settlement under which UBS will turn over the names of about 4,450 accounts held in the Swiss bank by American residents...
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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