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Karzai Challenger Drops Out Of Runoff Election

Oct. 31, 2009
Abdullah Abdullah's decision to withdraw from the Afghan runoff effectively hands the incumbent a victory.
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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