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Obama Sets Deadline For Iranian Plant Inspection

Oct. 1, 2009
Iran must open its newly disclosed nuclear enrichment facility to international inspectors within two weeks, the president said — hours after Iran indicated it was willing to do so soon.
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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