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Workers at Obama suit maker pin hopes on new offer

May. 20, 2009
Workers at a suburban Chicago suit maker say they hope a new offer for the company will avoid liquidation. Union officials said Wednesday that London-based Emerisque has offered in excess of $100 million for Hartmarx Corp. But Workers United Treasurer Joe...
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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