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Karzai challenger quits Afghan runoff

Nov. 1, 2009
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah withdrew from the upcoming runoff election on Sunday, saying he believes the second round would be as fraudulent as the first.
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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