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Police Move Against Thailand Protesters

Oct. 12, 2008
Police fired tear gas canisters Tuesday at several thousand protesters who barricaded Parliament trying to block the new prime minister from delivering his first policy speech
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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