Labor

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Groupon employees Amanda Allegretti (left) and Becca Silvers work at the online-coupon company's offices Sept. 22 in Chicago. Online-coupon seller Groupon Inc. is discounting its expectations for its first stock offering in a regulatory filing Friday. (Associated Press)

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Communist-backed union protesters run from a firebomb hurled by other demonstrators in Athens on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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Job seekers fill out applications during a job fair at the Citadel Outlets in Commerce, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

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Members and leaders of the United Auto Workers line up to vote on their new contract last week at the Region 1 UAW headquarters in Warren, Mich. The labor deals are the first since the taxpayer bailouts approved by President Obama for GM and Chrysler in 2009. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this undated file photo provided by TLC, Kody Brown, center, poses with his wives, from left, Janelle, Christine, Meri and Robyn in a promotional photo for TLC's reality TV show, "Sister Wives." In new federal court papers, Kody Brown and his wives say they've lost jobs, were forced to move out of state and suffered "reputational" harm by a police investigation last year. (AP Photo/TLC, Bryant Livingston, File)

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Sen. Rand Paul, Kentucky Republican, speaks during a discussion by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of legislation for the Elementary and Secondary Education Reauthorization Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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'DISABLED': Stanley Thornton Jr., who lives part of his life as an "adult baby," is demanding an apology from Sen. Tom Coburn, the Oklahoma Republican who called for the Social Security Administration to review his qualification for benefits. (NatGeoTV)

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker did not start paying the full cost of his pension until August, despite a campaign vow to do so upon taking office. (Associated Press)

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Washington Wizards forward JaVale McGee arrives for an NBA basketball players union meeting on labor negotiations with the NBA league Friday, Oct. 14, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Job seekers interact with prospective employers during a job fair in San Mateo, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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President Obama is applauded as he arrives at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local No. 5 Training Center in Pittsburgh on Oct. 11, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Janae Taylor (left), of Boston, waits in line to speak with a participating employer Oct. 7, 2011, during a jobs fair sponsored by U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, Massachusetts Republican, at Roxbury Community College in Boston. (Associated Press)

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Blake Andrews (left) with Verizon visits with prospective employees during a Oct. 4, 2011, job fair in San Antonio. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Job seekers and vendors attend a job fair on Oct. 4, 2011, in San Antonio. (Associated Press)

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In this Oct. 4, 2011, photo, Snotti St. Cyr, center, looks over a brochure while attending a job fair at a Goodwiill store in Atlanta. The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, a sign that the job market remains weak. (AP Photo/David Goldman)