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Top Obama advisers split on state of economy

Dec. 13, 2009
President Barack Obama's top economic advisers split Sunday on the state of the economy, with one declaring the recession over and the other saying it would not be over until the nation's unemployment percentage returned to pre-recession levels. "Today, everybody agrees that the recession is...
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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