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Good news for Bay Area home prices

Jun. 18, 2009
Bay Area home prices rose from April to May, the second straight monthly gain and a surefire sign that the coldcocked real estate market is finally coming around. Unless, of course, it's not. The data could just as easily reflect growing distress in the high-...
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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