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Chamber summit upbeat on health care reform

Sep. 2, 2009
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce held one of its periodic "city summits" Wednesday, this one called Healthcare Reform & Economic Inspiration at UCSF's Mission Bay Conference Center. The idea, according to chamber CEO Steve Falk, was to "put facts on 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