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Sweat and tears, but no budget plan

Jun. 25, 2009
There was sweat - and even some tears - at the Capitol Thursday, but no progress on the state's fiscal crisis. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger squashed any hope the Democrats had of passing a partial budget plan designed to avoid IOUs next week. The Republican...
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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