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California Legislature finally approves budget deal

Jul. 25, 2009
Schwarzenegger says he will sign the plan even though it doesn't quite close the state's entire $26.3-billion deficit, and use a cash reserve and his veto pen to make up the difference. After a grueling 20-hour session, California lawmakers approved a budget package Friday that would close most...
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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