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SoCal median home price jumps 6.4 percent

Jul. 15, 2009
A real estate tracking firm says the median price of a home in Southern California surged 6.4 percent in June from May to the highest level in 30 months. MDA DataQuick of San Diego says the median price in the six-county area hit $265,000 last month, an...
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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