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UC Santa Cruz defeats conservatives in court

Jul. 27, 2009
A federal appeals court has rejected a conservative group's attempt to take away federal funding from UC Santa Cruz on the grounds the school allowed protesters to interfere with military recruiters. The Young America's Foundation said some of its Santa Cruz...
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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