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California budget deal requires $15 billion in cuts

Jul. 20, 2009
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and legislators have reached an agreement on the state budget, the governor's spokesman confirmed late Monday. While lawmakers will have to make about $15 billion in cuts, Democratic Assembly Speaker Karen Bass told reporters, "We have protected the...
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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