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California nursing board executive officer Ruth Ann Terry resigns

Jul. 14, 2009
Terry had been the appointed executive officer for nearly 16 years. A report by The Times and ProPublica found that the board often took years to discipline nurses accused of egregious misconduct. The longtime executive officer of the embattled California Board of Registered Nursing resigned...
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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