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White House Is Urged to Help States With Nuclear Plants Stockpile Thyroid Drug

Dec. 6, 2009
Citing lessons from Hurricane Katrina, advocates seek to reverse a Bush-era policy and increase advance distribution of potassium iodide in the event of an accident or an attack.
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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