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Obama Nuclear Arms Reduction Pledge Hits Stumbling Block

Jan. 6, 2010
President Obama wants to abolish all nuclear weapons eventually, but getting on with the first step -- replacing the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty -- is proving difficult
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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