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New Guidance Issued on Military Trials of Detainees

Jun. 29, 2009
Terrorist detainees have some constitutional rights even if they are tried by military commissions in the United States, according to new advice from the Justice Department.
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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