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** FILE ** A handful of teachers picket Sept. 17, 2012, outside Shoop Elementary School in Chicago, as a strike by Chicago Teachers Union members headed into its second week. (Associated Press)
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Camden, Maine, has become a popular destination for retirees despite its cooler climate as many retirees stray from moving to Arizona or Florida. The picturesque harbor town has more people in their 60s than in their 20s and 30s combined. (Associated Press)
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Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis (left) listens to union Vice President Jesse Sharkey at a press conference following a meeting of union delegates on Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)
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Redskins coach Mike Shanahan barks at a replacement official during Washington’s loss at St. Louis. The regular officials have been locked out by the NFL since June over a labor dispute. (Associated Press)
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associated press Redskins coach Mike Shanahan barks at a replacement official during Washington’s loss at St. Louis. The regular officials have been locked out by the NFL since June over a labor dispute.
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Striking Chicago schoolteachers march after a rally on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012, in Chicago. Thousands of striking Chicago public school teachers and their allies packed a city park Saturday in a boisterous show of force as union leaders and the district tried to work out the details of an agreement that could end a weeklong walkout. (AP Photo/Sitthixay Ditthavong)
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Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago teachers union, departs a news conference after her meeting with the union's House of Delegates Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, in Chicago. Lewis told the delegates that a "framework" was in place to end the teachers strike. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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Maryland safety Matt Robinson will return to the lineup against Connecticut this weekend. (Maryland Athletics)
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Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke spotlighted chronic high unemployment in a speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo., late last month. Mr. Bernanke argued that unorthodox Fed actions have helped ease borrowing costs and boosted stock prices. (Associated Press)
