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Under Pressure, Bivens Decides to Resign as Commissioner of the L.P.G.A.

Jul. 13, 2009
Carolyn Bivens stepped down after four sometimes-controversial years leading the L.P.G.A. Tour, and Marsha Evans was named the interim commissioner.
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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