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Slaying suspect: Clinic closing a 'victory'

Jun. 9, 2009
An anti-abortion activist suspected in the death of Kansas doctor George Tiller told CNN from jail the closing of Tiller's women's clinic -- announced Tuesday -- is "a victory for all the unborn children." Most of the leading U.S. anti-abortion groups have condemned Tiller's killing and...
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WICHITA, Kan., June 6 (UPI) -- Hundreds of people gathered Saturday in Wichita, Kan., for the funeral of George Tiller, the abortion doctor shot as he attended a church service.

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WICHITA, Kan., June 5 (UPI) -- A federal investigation into the shooting death of abortion doctor George Tiller is under way, the U.S. Justice Department said Friday.

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WASHINGTON, May 31 (UPI) -- Federal agencies are joining the investigation of the slaying in Kansas of a doctor who performed abortions, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Sunday.

Kansas abortion investigation controversy

WICHITA, Kan., June 17 (UPI) -- Abortion opponents deny they are abusing the Kansas grand jury system by mounting petition drives that have led to two investigations of a doctor.

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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