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Newly hired Wake Forest head basketball coach Danny Manning, right, greets supporters as he arrives at Smith-Reynolds Airport in Winston-Salem, N.C., Tuesday, April 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Construction workers gather listening to a safety talk by a manager in front of Union Station, which is undergoing an extensive renovation and expansion, in Denver, on Monday, April 8, 2014. After laying off two million workers during the recession, the construction industry now fears it may not have enough crews to keep up with demand for building projects. On April 8, 2014 in Denver, the Associated General Contractors of America announced a plan to deal with the shortage, including establishing charter schools focused on technical training, starting non-union apprenticeship programs and calling on Congress to pass immigration reform. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Construction workers Ryan Bell, left, and Shawna Smith, both electricians with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union, prep wire for installing at Union Station, which is undergoing an extensive renovation and expansion, in Denver, on Monday, April 8, 2014. After laying off two million workers during the recession, the construction industry now fears it may not have enough crews to keep up with demand for building projects. On April 8, 2014 in Denver, the Associated General Contractors of America announced a plan to deal with the shortage, including establishing charter schools focused on technical training, starting non-union apprenticeship programs and calling on Congress to pass immigration reform. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Striking workers stand in front the entrance of the Olympic Park, the main cluster of venues under construction for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, April 8, 2014. The labor dispute centers around which union represents the construction workers, and also involves benefits and working conditions. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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"The question is this: whether this House will also act or will it leave town and leave America's job seekers in the lurch," said Rep. Sander M. Levin, Michigan Democrat. "I have no doubt we will do the right thing and act." (Associated Press)
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Members of the Kansas National Education Association watch from the gallery in the House as members debate a school funding plan opposed by the group, Sunday, April 6, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The KNEA is the state's largest teachers' union and opposes the plan over provisions eliminating teacher tenure. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
