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Pell Grant program short on funds

Dec. 10, 2009
The Pell Grant program for needy college students is facing a massive shortfall as the country's bleak job market drives people back to school. An administration official told the Associated Press that the program will cost $18 billion more than Congress and the White House had anticipated over...
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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