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Thousands chant for death of government opponents in Iran

Dec. 30, 2009
Authorities stage the rally in response to weekend unrest. Opposition leader Mousavi attends his nephew's funeral. Thousands of Iranian government supporters at a central Tehran rally today called for the death of opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi and the hanging of anti-government...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler