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Union members protesting right-to-work legislation under consideration in the Indiana Senate wait to enter the Statehouse in Indianapolis on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
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Slavko Rasevic has a blinking light bulb in his home that is powered through an extension cord stretching from his neighbor's house. He is one of the Serb veterans who was forced out of the Bosnian army after age 35, but didn't receive his promised pension checks. Many who fell into poverty are receiving unimaginable help from bitter enemies during the Bosnian War. (Associated Press)
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First lady Michelle Obama speaks Jan. 30, 2012, at the Labor Department in Washington to announce proposed rules to help caregivers of wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** An Afghan woman (center) peeks inside a hospital on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Oct. 26, 2011, while she and others wait for an employee to let them enter. (Associated Press)
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Mark Blondin, Machinists Union national aerospace coordinator, hugs a Boeing worker after the announcement Dec. 7 that the union voted for a new contract. A Republican bill would require workers to reaffirm their faith in unions with a new vote every three years. (Associated Press)
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President George W. Bush delivers his State of the Union address on Jan. 29, 2002, in Washington. Sunday will mark 10 years since that day, when Mr. Bush introduced the phrase "axis of evil." (Associated Press)
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Jason Weinstein, an account manager for Workforce1 Healthcare, discusses job opportunities Jan. 25, 2012, with attendees at JobEXPO's job fair in New York. (Associated Press)
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Indiana State Police stand guard at the entrance of the House of Representatives in Indianapolis during a debate Wednesday on a bill that would make Indiana the nation's 23rd state with a right-to-work law. Democrats fought the measure, which would ban unions from collecting mandatory dues from workers. (Associated Press)
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Tom Luna, the state superintendent for Idaho, had his truck vandalized after the state's Legislature ended "continuing contracts" for new teachers and said performance, not seniority, would determine layoffs. Many states are moving to weaken tenure rights for teachers. (Associated Press)
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Members of Congress read along as President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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Job seekers stand in line to learn more information about working at Goodwill Industries at a Career Fair event in San Francisco, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits plummeted last week to the lowest level since April 2008, an optimistic sign that the recovery in the job market is picking up. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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"Obstructionists" and "compromise"? Enjoy a game of bingo based on cliches likely to surface in President Obama's State of the Union address, courtesy of Americans for Tax Reform. (Image from Americans for Tax Reform)
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Angry youths protest Jan. 12, 2012, in Lagos, Nigeria, on the fourth day of a nationwide strike following the removal of a fuel subsidy by the government. A union representing 20,000 oil and gas workers threatened to shut down all production. (Associated Press)
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"The interest of society in the enforcement of employment discrimination statutes is undoubtedly important. But so too is the interest of religious groups in choosing who will preach their beliefs, teach their faith, and carry out their mission." - Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. (AP photo)
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A 2013 Ford Fusion is showcased at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The annual exposition opens to the public Saturday after charity and press previews. Last year, the Detroit auto show brought in about $350 million in business. The show creates temporary but nonetheless welcome jobs in a city with a high rate of unemployment. (Associated Press)
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Dr. Laura Gerald, chairwoman of the North Carolina Governor's Eugenics Compensation Task Force, speaks during a task force meeting on Tuesday in Raleigh. (Associated Press)
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Job-seekers wait to talk with potential employers at a job fair sponsored by National Career Fairs on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum poses for a photo with Tilt 'n Diner employees Bobby Welch (left) Ann Malvey (second from right) and Charielle McLaughlin (right) as he pays a visit to customers and employees at the Tilt 'n Diner in Tilton, NH, Thursday, January 5, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum chats with customer Mike Ahern, of Plymouth, NH, as he pays a visit to customers and employees at the Tilt 'n Diner in Tilton, NH, Thursday, January 5, 2012. Mr. Ahen was asking Mr. Santorum about the lack of jobs which are not related to stores which pay minimum wage and make it difficult for many people to succeed financially. (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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'TRUST': "I've never been for government-run health care," Rick Santorum told the Queen City Rotary Club on Thursday. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
