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Obama 'comfortable' with interrogation restrictions

Apr. 29, 2009
President Obama said tonight he is "very comfortable" with his decision to ban interrogation techniques like waterboarding, which he called torture. At a news conference commemorating his 100th day in office, Obama opened by addressing an outbreak of swine flu. He said the $1.5 billion...
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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