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Pat Tillman is subject of questioning in Lt. Gen. Stanley McChrystal testimony

Jun. 2, 2009
The general who was in charge of U.S. special operations in Afghanistan at the time former NFL star Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire in 2004 admitted that it should have been handled differently.
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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