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U.S. and Russia Near Deal to Cut Nuclear Arsenals

Dec. 17, 2009
The U.S. and Russia appear on the verge of agreeing to a new arms control treaty that would reduce their strategic nuclear arsenals by at least one quarter.
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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