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California budget remains stalled over weekend

Jun. 27, 2009
Democratic leaders left Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office Saturday without a deal to close the state's $24.3 billion budget gap, increasing the likelihood the cash-strapped state will begin issuing IOUs next week. Schwarzenegger pitched moneysaving...
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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