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Union Chief Tries to Focus Auto Bailout on Jobs

Nov. 20, 2008
The president of the United Automobile Workers union, Ron Gettelfinger, urged Congress to approve financial support for automakers to prevent millions of people from losing their jobs.
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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