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Nevadans' credit scores dip as economy tanks

May. 31, 2009
Nevadans' credit scores dipped as the state's economy tanked during the housing industry meltdown, according to a credit reporting bureau. In 2008, residents' average credit score significantly dropped from 630 in the first quarter to 618 in the fourth...
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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