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SOLUTIONINDIANA.COM A billboard and digital ad campaign in Indiana is encouraging employers unhappy with the business climate in Illinois to move to Indiana.

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A billboard and digital ad campaign in Indiana is encouraging employers unhappy with the business climate in Illinois to move to Indiana. (SOLUTIONINDIANA.COM)

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Workers prepare for lunch Dec. 7, 2011, in the kitchen at the Palio D'Asti restaurant in San Francisco. (Associated Press)

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Boeing employees work in the 787 Dreamliners Aft Body Assembly building in June in Charleston, S.C. Boeing and the International Association Machinists reached a deal on a new contract last week. The union had accused Boeing of illegally shifting work to the Charleston plant in retaliation for past strikes in Washington state. (Jeremy Lock/Special to The Washington Times)

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Rescue workers use ropes to evacuate people after a fire engulfed the Advanced Medical Research Institute hospital in Kolkata on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011. (AP Photo)

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People from organizations from across the United States such as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) listen to speakers at Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 8, 2011, as they attend an Interfaith Service for the Jobless, with unemployed workers and faith leaders. They are calling on Congress not to cut jobs and for the extension of unemployment insurance, which is set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress takes action. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Hilary Addison (left) cries on the shoulder of Minnie Lee both of Chicago, Ill., during the singing of the song "We Shall Overcome" as they join people from organizations from across the United States such as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) at Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 8, 2011, for an Interfaith Service for the Jobless, with unemployed workers and faith leaders. They are calling on Congress not to cut jobs and for the extension of unemployment insurance, which is set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress takes action. "I'm fighting for our people" said Ms. Lee. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Hilary Addison of Chicago, Ill., cries during the singing of the song "We Shall Overcome" as she joins people from organizations from across the United States such as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) at Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 8, 2011, for an Interfaith Service for the Jobless, with unemployed workers and faith leaders. They are calling on Congress not to cut jobs and for the extension of unemployment insurance, which is set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress takes action. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Across the street from the United States Capitol, an unidentified man stands among the white carnations and signs as he joins people from organizations from across the United States such as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) at Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 8, 2011, for an Interfaith Service for the Jobless, with unemployed workers and faith leaders. They are calling on Congress not to cut jobs and for the extension of unemployment insurance, which is set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress takes action. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Mary Benton of Chicago, Ill., joins people from organizations from across the United States such as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) at Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 8, 2011, for an Interfaith Service for the Jobless, with unemployed workers and faith leaders. They are calling on Congress not to cut jobs and for the extension of unemployment insurance, which is set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress takes action. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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People from organizations from across the United States such as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) march up Constitution Avenue NW, en route to Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 8, 2011, to attend an Interfaith Service for the Jobless, with unemployed workers and faith leaders. They are calling on Congress not to cut jobs and for the extension of unemployment insurance, which is set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress takes action. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Holding signs and chanting, a crowd arrives at Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 8, 2011, to attend an Interfaith Service for the Jobless, with unemployed workers and faith leaders. They are calling on Congress not to cut jobs and for the extension of unemployment insurance, which is set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress takes action. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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People from organizations from across the United States such as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) march up Constitution Avenue NW, en route to Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, December 8, 2011, to attend an Interfaith Service for the Jobless, with unemployed workers and faith leaders. They are calling on Congress not to cut jobs and for the extension of unemployment insurance, which is set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress takes action. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Across the street from the United States Capitol, people holding a banner are silhouetted by the sun as they join others from organizations from across the United States such as the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) at Upper Senate Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011, for an Interfaith Service for the Jobless, with unemployed workers and faith leaders. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times) ** FILE **