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Freed U.S. journalist leaves Iran

May. 15, 2009
Journalist Roxana Saberi landed in Vienna on Friday after being freed from an Iranian prison, according to the U.S. Embassy in Austria.
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WASHINGTON, April 16 (UPI) -- A verdict in the Iranian espionage trial of U.S. freelance journalist Roxana Saberi is expected soon, the U.S. State Department said Thursday.

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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