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Israel frees a top Hamas figure

Jun. 24, 2009
Aziz Dweik, speaker of the Palestinian Authority parliament, was arrested three years ago after the capture of an Israeli soldier. A prosecutor had argued for extending his imprisonment. Israel freed the most senior Hamas leader in its prisons Tuesday after prosecutors failed to persuade a...
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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