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S.F. supervisors, Newsom cut budget deal

Jul. 2, 2009
The Board of Supervisors cut a budget deal with Mayor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday evening that would use nearly $44 million to save health and human services programs without laying off police or firefighters. After a long night and day of negotiations, the two...
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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