Tenet resigns as CIA director amid Iraq and 9 11 fallout
CIA director George Tenet steps down after seven years, citing personal reasons to spend time with family. Deputy John McLaughlin to serve as acting director while speculation swirls about successors, amid ongoing criticisms of intelligence failures tied to Iraq and the Sept. 11 attacks.
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Indiana Boy Wins National Spelling Bee Quietly
Fourteen year old David Tidmarsh of South Bend Indiana won the National Spelling Bee after mastering autotochonous and gammerie in the final round. He earned 12000 dollars plus an engraved cup and other prizes while Akshay Buddiga of Colorado Springs placed second after briefly fainting on stage.
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OPEC to raise output ceiling in two-stage July August plan
OPEC agreed to lift its oil production ceiling by two million barrels a day starting July and by 500000 more in August if needed, a compromise after talks in Beirut. Analysts say US gasoline prices unlikely to fall due to refinery bottlenecks, even with the larger quota.
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U.S
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Indonesia
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United Arab Emirates
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