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Jury to Announce Verdict in 2nd Guantanamo Trial

Nov. 3, 2008
A Guantanamo detainee who allegedly made videos used to train al-Qaida terrorists was expected to learn Monday whether a U.S. military jury has convicted him of war crimes that could send him to prison for life
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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