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Israel Declares A 10-Month Settlement Freeze

Nov. 25, 2009
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says halt on new construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank is designed to restart peace talks, but Palestinians have rejected the freeze as insufficient because it does not include east Jerusalem.
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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