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Schwarzenegger says he'll impose third unpaid furlough day

Jun. 26, 2009
The governor says he'll force state workers to take a third unpaid furlough day every month if lawmakers don't pass a balanced budget by June 30. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will force state workers to take a third unpaid furlough day every month if lawmakers do not pass a balanced budget by June...
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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