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Knox murder trial set to go before jury

Dec. 4, 2009
U.S. student Amanda Knox told jurors at her murder trial in Italy Thursday she is not an "assassin" who killed her roommate. Deliberations are set for Friday.
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Witness comes forward in student's death

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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