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Weis' buyout disputed; source calls it 'stupifying'

Nov. 26, 2008
Is Charlie Weis safe as the head football coach at Notre Dame because of the size of his contract buyout? The Chicago Tribune cited sources Wednesday who dispute that.
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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