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National Briefing | Washington: Haitian Deportations to Continue

Mar. 3, 2009
The Department of Homeland Security has said it will continue deporting illegal Haitian immigrants, despite appeals by the Haitian government.
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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