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Obama Administration to Release Detainee Abuse Photos; CIA Agents 'Don't Believe They Have Cover Anymore'...

Apr. 24, 2009
Obama Administration to Release Detainee Abuse Photos; CIA Agents 'Don't Believe They Have Cover Anymore'...(Second column, 6th story, link)
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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