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California state map.

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President Obama has acquiesced to Congress' fiscal tweaks but has fended off every effort to repeal or cut benefits from his health care law. (Associated Press)

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Illustration on youth unemployment and increasing the minimum wage by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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In this Oct. 1, 2015 photo, a shopper walks past a store with a "Help Wanted" sign in the window, in New York. The Labor Department said Friday, Dec. 18, 2015 that jobless rates fell in 27 states, rose in 11, and were unchanged in 12 states. Employers added jobs in 35 states, while employment fell in 14. Montana’s job total was flat last month. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks to reporters and members of the Communication Workers of America (CWA), following the union's endorsement of Sanders, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, at the CWA's headquarters in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Time to test your grammar skills

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The HealthCare.gov website is displayed on a laptop screen. (Associated Press)

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Former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joseph Kennedy, who was suspended for praying at midfield after games, has filed a discrimination complaint with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, according to The Liberty Institute, a Texas-based law firm representing the coach. (Kitsap Sun via Associated Press/File)

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HOLLAND & HOLLAND ROYAL DELUXE DOUBLE RIFLE (Upwards of $210,000) Embracing technology, whilst maintaining traditional craftsmanship is the key to creating the perfect bespoke shotgun or rifle. The guns are all made in their factory in London, designed and built specifically for the purpose of gunmaking and housing a workforce of over 40 highly skilled crafts people. Essential to firing a shotgun or rifle, Holland & Holland actions are intricately tested and tweaked to create a perfect mechanism that is safe but also creates minimal stress on all components of the gun to ensure the longevity for generations of owners.

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In this Dec. 4, 2015 photo, Bob Stevens vacuums under the tables in the computer room at Corral Drive Elementary in Rapid City, S.D. Stevens is among support-services workers seeking higher pay from the Rapid City Area Schools. Wage negotiations between Rapid City School District officials and support-services employees have disintegrated. The local Teamsters union recently announced that due to a lack of supportive membership, it would no longer represent the employees at the negotiating table. They include custodians, maintenance staff, bus drivers, warehouse workers, grounds workers, security personnel, mechanics, laundry staff and print shop workers. (Sean Ryan/Rapid City Journal via AP) TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT

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Broken Union Wrench Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Broken Union Wrench Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Illustration on the Republican response to the Democrats' championing of the $15 minimum wage by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Tunneling on: Miners like assistant Superintendent of the Ohio County Coal Company Lee Terrill are proud of their work and coal heritage.

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Tim Constantine has the latest Republican poll numbers, and a surprising announcement for employees at the Department of Labor.