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Remembering Freed Reporter's Slain Afghan Aide

Sep. 9, 2009
Sultan Munadi is the Afghan interpreter who was kidnapped in Afghanistan, along with New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell. Munadi was killed Wednesday in the operation that successfully freed Farrell.
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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