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West Bank Settlers Protest Building Freeze

Dec. 9, 2009
About 10,000 demonstrators filled part of downtown Jerusalem on Wednesday, listening to fiery speeches and pledging to defy a ban on new houses imposed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ban was intended to encourage resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians.
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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