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U.S. destroyers on move as N. Korea prepares rocket launch

Mar. 26, 2009
As North Korea prepares for an expected rocket launch next month, the U.S. Navys says it is moving to the Sea of Japan ships capable of shooting down ballistic missiles.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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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