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Chaffetz: Get troops out of Afghanistan

Dec. 1, 2009
Congressman Jason Chaffetz is breaking with Republican leaders, saying Tuesday the U.S. should leave Afghanistan instead of sending thousands of more soldiers. "It's time to bring home the troops. The job is done," Mr. Chaffetz, Utah Republican, said hours before President Obama is...
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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