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Chants against West punctuate defiant speech

Jun. 19, 2009
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sent a clear message after days of protests: Enough is enough. With more demonstrations possible Saturday, Khamenei warned: Those who "take wrong measures which are harmful, they will be held accountable for all violence." He was interrupted...
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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