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Will Kraft Swallow British Chocolate Maker Cadbury?

Sep. 8, 2009
A takeover bid from the second-largest food maker has confectioners Cadbury acting coy. But expect Kraft to take another bite
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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