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With Senate Astir, Governor Will Delay Same-Sex Marriage Bill

Jul. 10, 2009
David A. Paterson, who had vowed to force senators to take up the issue before their summer break, will now wait until September, when he probably will call a special session.
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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