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New Graduates Finding Jobs in China (Mandarin Optional)

Aug. 10, 2009
Shanghai and Beijing are becoming lands of opportunity for recent American college graduates who face unemployment nearing double digits at home.
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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