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Obama Outlines Afghan Strategy

Dec. 1, 2009
President Obama outlined his strategy for Afghanistan Tuesday at a speech from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y.
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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