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Winter's here, yet Illinois corn harvest drags on

Dec. 4, 2009
The long, slow harvest of what is expected to be the second largest U.S. corn crop ever is winding down _ except in Illinois. Illinois is the country's second largest corn producer. But more than a quarter of its harvest is still in wet, muddy fields at a...
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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