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NY audit finds financial woes in East Hampton

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Oct. 1, 2009
A New York state audit of finances in a town filled with millionaires blames fiscal mismanagement for a deficit that required $15 million in bonding to cover budget shortfalls. Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says East Hampton town officials ignored basic accounting...
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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