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Socialist elected as new president of Basque region

May. 5, 2009
A Socialist was elected for the first time as Basque regional president on Tuesday, ending decades of pro-independence Basque nationalist rule in northern Spain.
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MADRID, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- Ten Basque separatist prisoners were transferred from their detention facilities to ones in the Basque homeland in Spain after denouncing violence.

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MADRID, May 16 (UPI) -- Spain's highest court has banned the Basque separatist group Abertzale Sozialisten Batasuna, or ABS, from participating in elections. However, ABS party officials said they would field candidates in local and regional elections scheduled for May 27, EFE n

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MADRID, Jan. 4 (UPI) -- Spanish authorities Thursday found some 220 pounds of explosives in the northern Basque region following last week's deadly blast in Madrid, El Pais reported.

Spain: Forget free association for Basque

MADRID, April 15 (UPI) -- Spanish Prime Minister Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Friday called for Basque leaders to forget their quest for partial independence, El Pais reports.

Spain: Police raid ETA, find explosives

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Spain's PM predicts Basque plan failure

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Spain appeals Basque autonomy plan

MADRID, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- The Spanish government filed an appeal Thursday with the Constitutional Court against an ambitious autonomy plan by the Basque authorities, reports said.

Basque plan for more freedom opposed

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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