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Calls for humanitarian corridors in Congo

Nov. 8, 2008
Leaders at a regional summit on the latest violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo called Friday for an immediate cease-fire and the creation of humanitarian corridors.
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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