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California polling stations see light turnout

May. 20, 2009
By noon, voter turnout in Los Angeles County is a mere 6.32%. Turnout in Orange County is similarly scant. Those who vote seem unhappy with the budget-related propositions. California Secretary of State Debra Bowen said today that she was not surprised by the light turnout for the state's special...
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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