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UK cuts interest rates, France spending $33B

Dec. 4, 2008
The Bank of England has cut the base interest rate a full point to 2 percent only a month after chopping it by 1.5 points to soften the impact of recession.
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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