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Karzai ahead in Afghan election but could face runoff

Sep. 2, 2009
President Hamid Karzai continues to maintain a strong lead in last month's presidential election but needs more votes to avoid a runoff, according to partial results issued by Afghan election officials on Wednesday.
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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