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With Alston Out, Magic Snatches Control of Series

May. 8, 2009
Dwight Howard had 17 points, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks Friday night to lift the Orlando Magic to a 117-96 victory at home against the Boston Celtics.
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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