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Iraq parliament OKs pact on U.S. troops' future

Nov. 27, 2008
After months of tough negotiations and intense political wrangling, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday approved the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, a pact that allows the presence of American troops in Iraq for three more years.
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The Iraqi Parliament postponed a vote on the security arrangement with Washington until the Thursday session. Opinions are divided over the pact, as some see more violence if it moves forward, with some viewing it as a benefit to Iraq and its people.

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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