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The Palestinian Woman in the Way of a Gilad Shalit Deal

Dec. 30, 2009
Sentenced to life for a crime that shocked Israel, Amneh Muna is high on the list of prisoners Hamas wants released in exchange for the soldier Gilad Shalit
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler