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Russia's Dmitri Medvedev Dashes Hopes for More Democracy

Oct. 30, 2009
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev did the unthinkable last month: he talked openly about bringing true democracy to his country. Then he did an about-face and slammed the door on charges of electoral fraud
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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