Palestinians are reacting positively to their leader's summit meeting with the president of the United States in Washington. But Israelis are skeptical. Presidents Barack Obama (r) and Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, 28 May 2009 Palestinian offici

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In a crowded ballroom Kavya Shivashankar beat out 10 other finalists to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee on national television. Kavya correctly spelled the word laodicean, meaning lukewarm or indifferent in politics or religion. Kavya who had

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Liberal and conservative political groups are bracing for what could be a divisive battle over the confirmation for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. The Senate will take up Judge Sotomayor's nomination sometime

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