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Oil and Auto Imports Widen U.S. Trade Gap

Sep. 10, 2009
Imports rose 4.7 percent in July, the largest monthly advance on records that go back to 1992, while exports were up by a smaller 2.2 percent.
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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