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State budget woes may mean bumpy roads ahead

Jun. 16, 2009
California drivers will face a bumpier future filled with potholes and pavement cracks, unswept streets and perhaps even drawbridges left in the air, if Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's budget plan becomes law. Schwarzenegger's proposal to close the state's $24.3...
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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