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Stimulus vote: Not today

Feb. 12, 2009
The House will not vote until Friday on a revamped $789.5 billion stimulus package, after many House Democrats demanded more time to read the measure, expressing unhappiness with some of the spending cuts.
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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