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Suicide blast kills 3 government ministers, 11 others in Somalia

Dec. 3, 2009
A bomber dressed as a woman strikes a university graduation ceremony being held in a Mogadishu hotel. A suicide bomber disguised in women's clothing detonated his explosives during a graduation ceremony at an upscale hotel today, killing at least 14 people, including three Cabinet ministers and...
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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