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Tesla CEO says Roadster costs down

Jun. 22, 2009
Tesla's CEO says that the material cost of the electric car company's Roadster has fallen to about $80,000. That's down from a previous material cost of $140,000. The car currently has a starting sticker price of about $101,500. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk...
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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