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Iranian candidate Mohsen Rezaie withdraws voting complaint

Jun. 23, 2009
Iranian presidential candidate Mohsen Rezaie has withdrawn his complaint about voting irregularities and demand for a recount of the ballots, according to a statement on his Web site.
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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