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White House Official Links Health Care Plan to Fiscal Balance

Jul. 22, 2009
Peter R. Orszag, the White House budget director, said overhauling the system would raise costs temporarily but would help restore fiscal order.
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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