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U.S. envoy to travel to N. Korea for nuclear talks

Sep. 29, 2008
The United States, in the latest bid to salvage the North Korea nuclear deal, is sending a senior diplomat to meet with North Korean leaders, the State Department announced Monday.
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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