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Sadr Loyalists Protest Proposed U.S. Presence

Oct. 19, 2008
BAGHDAD, Oct. 18 -- Thousands of Iraqis loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr demonstrated Saturday in Baghdad against a proposed deal that would allow U.S. troops to stay in Iraq after the end of the year.
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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