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Taliban assassination could set back Pakistan's efforts

latimes.com
Jun. 24, 2009
The death of a key rival to Taliban head Baitullah Mahsud may hamper the government's drive against the Islamist militants. Qari Zainuddin was shot in his sleep. The assassination of a key rival of top Taliban leader Baitullah Mahsud, Pakistan's public enemy No. 1, could set back the government's...
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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