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Iran reformist criticizes crackdown

Jan. 1, 2010
Mir Hossein Moussavi, the politician who failed to unseat Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran's presidential election, raged against government efforts to stifle protesters.
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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