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Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush is released from prison

Sep. 15, 2009
Muntather Zaidi keeps his footwear on this time, but fires off some verbal salvos. The case started with a news conference and ended with one too, but this time no footwear flew.
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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