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Canada to delay opening of Parliament

Dec. 31, 2009
Canada's Parliament won't convene until after the Winter Olympics, which are being held in Vancouver and nearby Whistler from Feb. 12 to Feb. 28, in a move seen as buying Prime Minister Stephen Harper time to reorder his political agenda. The move was...
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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