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U.S. Govmnt Web sites knocked out by July 4 cyber attack...

Jul. 7, 2009
U.S. Govmnt Web sites knocked out by July 4 cyber attack...(Second column, 3rd story, link)Related stories:SKorean Web sites paralyzed by suspected cyber attack...
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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