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Terrorism Plot Suspects To Appear In Federal Court

Sep. 21, 2009
Three men arrested by the FBI over the weekend in connection with an alleged plot to attack sites in New York and other U.S. cities are set to appear in federal court Monday. Colorado airport shuttle bus driver Najibullah Zazi, his father and a New York City imam are charged with lying to U.S....
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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