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US releases 5 Iranian diplomats

Jul. 9, 2009
Iran's state television says U.S. forces have released five Iranian diplomats who were detained in 2006 in northern Iraq on suspicion of aiding Shiite Iraqi militants. The Thursday report cites an announcement by Iran's embassy in Baghdad, which said the U.S....
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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