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S. African AIDS activists: Good riddance to Dr. Garlic

Sep. 26, 2008
AIDS activists are celebrating the removal of South Africa's health minister, who is accused of causing countless unnecessary deaths because of her mistrust of anti-AIDS medicines.
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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