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Union: Amerijet, pilots reach tentative agreement

Sep. 11, 2009
The union representing striking pilots and flight engineers at a South Florida air cargo company says it has reached a tentative contract with Amerijet International Inc. Teamsters spokesman David White said Friday members would vote on the agreement Sunday....
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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