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Is Pakistan's Taliban Chief Dead?

Aug. 7, 2009
Reports out of Waziristan indicate that a U.S. drone may have found its prized target: the fearsome militant Baitullah Mehsud
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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