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National Briefing | Washington: Interrogation Tape Details

Mar. 7, 2009
Twelve of the interrogation videotapes destroyed by the Central Intelligence Agency in 2005 depicted harsh interrogation methods on two Qaeda suspects, according to court documents.
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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