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LA Cty assessor drops property taxes for thousands

Jun. 1, 2009
Good news for many Los Angeles County homeowners: The assessor's office has reduced property taxes on about 70 percent of the homes it reviewed. The county assessor's office announced Monday it had finished its automatic review for about 473,000 homes bought...
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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