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South Korea nixes trade renegotiation

Nov. 21, 2009
SEOUL (AP) | South Korea's foreign minister Friday ruled out additional negotiations with the United States over a free-trade agreement, a day after the presidents of the two countries vowed cooperation to push the stalled deal forward. The ambitious accord, signed more than two years ago, has...
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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