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Iraqi leaders welcome U.S. troop withdrawal plan

Feb. 28, 2009
Iraqi leaders are applauding President Obama's plan to withdraw most U.S. troops from the country by August 2010.
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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