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North Korea frees U.S. journalists

Aug. 4, 2009
While family and friends cheered the release of jailed Current TV journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee and hailed former President Bill Clinton for negotiating their pardon from a 12-year prison sentence in North Korea, analysts say there could be long-term...
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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