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Willard nominated to head US Pacific Command

May. 27, 2009
President Barack Obama has nominated Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Robert F. Willard to lead all U.S. forces in the Pacific. If confirmed by the Senate, Willard would succeed Adm. Timothy Keating as the head of the U.S. Pacific Command at Camp H.M. Smith in...
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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