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Who Will Succeed Hu Jintao As China's Next Leader?

Sep. 22, 2009
After Vice President Xi Jinping was passed up for a promotion on Sept. 18, Sinologists are trying to figure why -- and who could be next line to be the next leader of China
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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