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In this photo taken on on Thursday , Feb. 3, 2011, an unidentified job seeker looks for an auto mechanic job opportunity at the Verdugo Job Center in Glendale, Calif. Fewer laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits, marking third drop in four weeks. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Demonstrators wave signs and shout as unionized workers and supporters turned out Feb. 25 outside New Jersey's Statehouse in Trenton, N.J., to rally in support of Wisconsin public employees who at the time were locked in a battle over collective-bargaining rights. (Associated Press)

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Hotel employees squat down in horror at the hotel's entrance in Tokyo after a strong earthquake hit Japan Friday, March 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

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Union supporter Stanley Minnick of Madison, Wis., protests outside of the the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Thursday morning March 10, 2011, in opposition to the governor's proposed budget to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

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Rep. Darrell Issa, California Republican, says President Obama's idea of a pay freeze is not a freeze because it allows for step increases for federal employees. (Associated Press)

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In this picture taken Tuesday March 8, 2011, a Chinese man enters a community clinic for medical treatment in downtown Beijing, China. Eight million more Chinese will be covered by the urban basic health insurance in 2011, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

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A union supporter raises his fist in opposition to the governor's bill to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers on the 18th day of protests at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Saturday, March 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Andy Manis)

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A soldier from the Tunisia army gestures, as men from Bangladesh, who used to work in Libya but recently fled the unrest, walk with their belongings alongside a road, as they head to a refugee camp after crossing the Tunisia-Libyan border, in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, Friday, March 4, 2011. Bangladeshis were angry at their country's government for not doing more to get the refugees home Most of the Bangladeshis appear to have arrived in Tunisia penniless because their Libyan employers did not pay them or because they were robbed on the way.(AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Men from Bangladesh, who used to work in Libya but recently fled the unrest, wash themselves in a refugee camp after crossing the Tunisia-Libyan border, in Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, Friday, March 4, 2011. Many of the men were angry at their government's inaction in aiding their return to Bangladesh. Further adding to their difficulties, many appear to have arrived in Tunisia penniless because their Libyan employers did not pay them or because they were robbed on the way to the border. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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In this March 1, 2011, photo, Mariam Bario, recently relocated to Seattle from Kenya, fills out an application with others at a job fair, in SeaTac, Wash. Employers in February hired at the fastest pace in almost a year and the unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent -- a nearly two-year low. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Islamic students hold placards welcoming Mr. Vastanvi as they await his arrival Feb. 24 in Ahmadabad, India. The council that hired him in January is already considering his dismissal. (Associated Press)

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Businesses solicit prospective employees as students fill out job applications during the Springfield Collegiate Career Job Fair at the University of Illinois at Springfield, Ill., on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2011. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

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Rep. Lamar Smith, Texas Republican, said Tuesday that a Pew Hispanic Center report showed more than 7 million people are working in the country illegally and noted that the unemployment rates in minority communities are well above the national average. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks during a bipartisan meeting of governors in the State Dining Room of the White House on Monday. The president told members of the National Governors Association about "innovation waivers" that would allow states to opt out of parts of the health care law. (Associated Press)