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Tape attributed to Bin Laden accuses U.S. of ordering Pakistan offensive

latimes.com
Jun. 3, 2009
The purported message from the Al Qaeda leader says that, in pressing for the campaign against militants in Swat Valley, Obama has 'planted new seeds of hatred and vengeance towards America.' An audiotaped message attributed to Osama bin Laden airing on the Arab-language satellite TV station Al...
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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