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With Bad Weather Ahead, Will Jets See Favre's Best?

Dec. 4, 2008
The last month of the regular season is likely to offer conditions like those Brett Favre faced in Green Bay, namely the winds that whip through Giants Stadium.
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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