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North Korea Releases American Journalists

Aug. 5, 2009
Laura Ling and Euna Lee are pardoned after Bill Clinton visits the country and headed to Los Angeles to see their families
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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