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Stimulus payments by state

May. 7, 2009
About 52 million Social Security recipients started receiving $250 economic recovery payments Thursday. The dollar amount, in millions, being distributed to recipients in each state: ___ State Amount Ala. 244 Alaska 18 Ariz. 251 Ark. 153 Calif. 1,299 Colo....
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7.7 million stimulus checks in the mail

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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