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State budget negotiations were anything but smooth

Jul. 25, 2009
Lawmakers had hoped the marathon session leading to final passage would be a triumph over legislative dysfunction. Instead, it was more like a slow-moving train wreck. It was long into the wee hours of Friday morning, and the state Senate was teetering near deadlock on bills to close a...
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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