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Suspect in Mumbai terrorist attack retracts confession

Dec. 19, 2009
Ajmal Amir Kasab says he was forced to admit taking part in the 2008 rampage. Indian officials say he is trying to 'mislead people.' The man accused of being the lone surviving gunman from the November 2008 terrorist attack in the Indian city of Mumbai retracted his confession Friday, saying he...
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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