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Vt. Gov. won't seek reelection

Aug. 27, 2009
Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas announces at a press conference that he will not seek a fifth term in 2010.
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler