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UnitedHealth 3Q profit rises 13 pct, tops views

Oct. 20, 2009
Health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc. says results at its government and services businesses were strong in the third quarter, and its profit rose 13 percent to top Wall Street estimates. The Minnetonka, Minn., company, says it earned $1.04 billion, or 89...
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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