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Tunisians set to elect Ben Ali president, again

Oct. 25, 2009
Tunisians cast ballots Sunday for president and parliament in elections expected to hand another landslide victory to incumbent leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who warned opponents they would face legal retaliation if they questioned the elections' fairness....
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
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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