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Senate Democrats Likely to Drop Medicare Expansion

Dec. 14, 2009
Senate Democratic leaders said they were prepared to make other changes in sweeping health legislation as they tried to rally their caucus for passage.
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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