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Several policemen beaten by opposition in Georgia

May. 28, 2009
Protesters demanding Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili's resignation beat several police officers and stabbed one with a knife Thursday, officials said. Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said that demonstrators gathering outside...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler