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Politician charged in Philippines killings

Nov. 26, 2009
Datu Unsay Mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr., pictured far right, was charged Thursday in the massacre of 57 unarmed civilians, state-run media reported.
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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