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Military Inquires Into Possible Detainee Abuse in Afghanistan

Dec. 2, 2008
A military investigative hearing continued for a second day into allegations that two American soldiers abused a detainee in Afghanistan, military officials said.
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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