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Senate panel OKs health plan

Oct. 13, 2009
Once the Senate Finance Committee votes Tuesday on its health care overhaul plan, the focus will shift to the closed doors of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's ornate Capitol suite.
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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