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Report: N. Korea prepares satellite launch

Feb. 24, 2009
North Korea signaled Tuesday it was preparing to launch a "satellite" from its northeastern coast, denying recent intelligence suggesting a long-range missile, according to South Korea's Yonhap news agency.
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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