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US has more than 2,500 H1N1 flu cases ...

May. 10, 2009
US has more than 2,500 H1N1 flu cases ...(Third column, 3rd story, link)Related stories:Mexico raises death toll to 48...Japan, Australia Confirm First Swine Flu; China Proposes Summit...
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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