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N. Korea preparing to restart nuclear facility

Oct. 10, 2008
North Korea moved closer to relaunching its nuclear arms program, announcing that it wants to reactivate its atomic bomb-producing facility and banning U.N. inspectors from the site.
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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