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Taliban Seize Vital Pakistan Area Closer to the Capital

Apr. 23, 2009
Taliban militants have established control in the strategically important area of Buner, only 70 miles from Islamabad, law enforcement officials said.
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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