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Why I Went to Prison for Oprah

May. 14, 2009
It was a chilly April day when I arrived at the Fishkill Correctional Facility in Fishkill, New York. The officers in charge pointed out where to park in the lot across from the Administration Building. The producers and camera crew from The Oprah Winfrey Show had arrived earlier, allowing time...
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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