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Ultimately, Nolan was an ill-suited 49ers coach

Oct. 21, 2008
Ultimately, Mike Nolan got what he wanted. By the time the 49ers fired him on Monday, 55 games and 37 losses into one of the most dismal head-coaching tenures in NFL history, he had truly become the face of the franchise. Shuttling from groundless bravado to...
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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