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"The U.S. economy expanded at a faster clip than initially forecast in the third quarter, helped by more robust consumer spending and by stronger exports. The economy grew at a 2.5% annualized pace in the quarter, revised up from the initial estimate of 2.0%, the government said in its second estimate of quarterly gross domestic product. GDP growth was 1.7% during the second quarter.”
- Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch, 11/23/2010
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BELLEVILLE STUDENT, PEACE ESSAY CONTEST WINNER MEETS WITH CONGRESSMAN COSTELLO IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
WASHINGTON – Erica Hinz, a high school student from Fairview Heights, met with U.S. Congressman Jerry Costello (D-IL) in his Washington, D.C., office today. Erica was in Washington to attend a special educational program after winning first place in the state-level competition of the 23rd annual National Peace Essay Contest, sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace. She will receive a $1,000 college scholarship for submitting the best essay from Illinois on the topic, “The Effectiveness of Nonviolent Civic Action.”
Erica is a senior at Belleville East High School, where she is active in theatre and many other clubs. She is excited to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the fall, where she will major in biology.
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