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NATO Proposes Link With Russia Missile Defenses

Sep. 18, 2009
NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on Friday urged the alliance and Russia to consider the link, saying the two have a shared interest in combating the proliferation of ballistic missile technology.
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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