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Judge sentences two more in Ft. Dix conspiracy

Apr. 30, 2009
Mohamad Shnewer, considered to be the 'epicenter' of plotting, gets life plus 30 years; a smaller player gets 33. A man who was the "epicenter of the conspiracy" to kill military personnel was sentenced to life in prison and a convicted fellow plotter was sentenced to 33 years as a...
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No bail in alleged Fort Dix plot

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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