Word: 58th
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Dustin Tyler Caroll survived words like tergiversation, sorbefacient and obtenebrate to win the 58th annual National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. today. The 14-year old from Memphis will receive $5,000 and the ever-lasting admiration of wordsmiths everywhere. The winning word? Xanthosis, a term for a skin discoloration...
Twelve international journalists have been appointed to the 58th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard University...
Perhaps the most impressive stat of all is that last night marked the men's 58th straight duel match victory. They have not lost a duel match in the past five seasons...
...obscure figure to most Americans only a few months ago, Newt Gingrich of Georgia, sworn in as the 58th Speaker of the House on Wednesday, thus completed an extraordinarily rapid rise to power. His inaugural speech moved well beyond the harsh partisan message that brought him to power, and his first meeting with the newly circumscribed President was an elaborate exercise in conciliation and cooperation. But the House reforms that began, as he had promised, on Day One came swift and bold, and the orderly procession of the votes demonstrated the security of his hold on both the House...
...women's giant slalom, held on Friday, Kristen Rogers of Middlebury placed first, Andi Bither, also of Middlebury, finished second and Katty Northrop took third. Crimson finishers included McGill, 51st, Spath, 58th, and Hrones, 60th. Hatch did not place in the event as her first run was not fast enough to qualify her for the second...