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UK transport chief acknowledges expenses mistake

Jun. 2, 2009
Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon vowed Tuesday to pay back a mistaken expenses claim, as the scandal over British lawmakers' expenses swept through Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Cabinet. Hoon promised to reimburse the taxpayer for 384 pounds ($630) and said he'...
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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