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Opponent may boycott Afghan election runoff

Oct. 30, 2009
Talks between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and election foe Abdullah Abdullah have broken down, a Western source close to the Afghan leadership told CNN.
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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