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South Korea Scrubs Rocket Launch Due To Glitch

Aug. 19, 2009
The launch of what would be the country's first rocket into space threatened to heat up tensions with rival North Korea even as they joined in mourning the death of a former president who pushed for reconciliation.
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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