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Cash In Cali: Schwarzenegger Holds Garage Sale

Aug. 28, 2009
Hoping to ease a budget crisis, cash-strapped California is holding a massive garage sale. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed the sun visors of surplus vehicles in the hope that his celebrity signature will boost profits.
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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