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Nurses union reaches contract deal with hospitals

Nov. 2, 2009
(11-02) 11:53 PST LOS ANGELES, (AP) -- A California nurses' union won't strike, saying swine flu protections have been written into new contracts with the state's largest hospital system. The California Nurses Association had threatened a one-...
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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