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US envoy: Allies strongly support Afghan plan

Dec. 3, 2009
President Barack Obama's special envoy for Afghanistan says America's NATO allies are strongly supportive of the administration's plans for the war despite its unpopularity in Europe. Richard C. Holbrooke says he expects European governments to soon pledge...
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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