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Schwarzenegger orders third furlough day, proposes new cuts

Jul. 1, 2009
The governor calls lawmakers' inaction on the budget 'inexecusable' and orders a special emergency session of the Legislature to deal with the deficit, which he says has now swelled to $26.3 billion. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this morning ordered state workers to take a third day off without pay...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler