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Oliver Stone Profiles Power 'South Of The Border'

Sep. 25, 2009
In a new documentary, Stone goes behind the scenes with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez but doesn't ask the hard questions. NPR's Robert Smith says "never has a revolutionary strongman seemed so lovable and cuddly."
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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