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National Edition News cover for December 12, 2014 - Obama budget battle preview of last 2 years: President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about the Senior Executive Service, composed of the senior leadership of the Federal workforce, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, in Washington. Obama is launching a leadership program for future government career executives with a goal of giving potential managers multi-agency experiences and breaking out of a tradition of promoting senior bureaucrats from within their own agencies. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
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The birth control pill remains the most common method of female contraception in the U.S. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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VCU coach Shaka Smart been the subject of rumors for hirings at blue blood college programs for several years. (Associated Press Photographs)
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People gather to protest for an increased minimum wage outside a McDonald's restaurant n Highland Park, Mich. The protests are part of a campaign called "Fight for $15," which has included several rounds of actions. (AP Photo)
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In this Nov. 28, 2014 file photo, shoppers Manuel Orellano, center, with his daughter Marcela, left, and her son Manuel, 6, shop for children's clothing at JCPenney at the Glendale Galleria shopping mall in Glendale, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) **FILE**
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Peggy Young, a Virginia woman who lost her UPS job because she became pregnant, left, accompanied Marcia Greenberger, founder and co-president of the National Women's Law Center, center, and Young's attorney, Sharon Fast Gustafson, right, speaks to reporters outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Switzerland is home to two of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies, Roche and Novartis, but 65 percent of those two firms' employees are not native-born Swiss. (associated press)
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Hillary Clinton and Marion Barry at a 1997 meeting of the Youth Leadership Institute, which the 4-term D.C. mayor founded in 1979 to provide youth leadership training in the city. (AP Photo/Brian K. Diggs)
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FILE - This Nov. 12, 2014 file photo shows the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, on a laptop screen, shown in Portland, Ore. Consumers in most places will see their health insurance premiums go up next year for popular plans under President Barack Obama’s health care law. But it will take time to get to a bottom line for family finances, let alone the larger political battle over the program’s future. For many people, government subsidies will cushion the hit. And there’s a new factor: returning customers who are savvy about health insurance and unafraid to shop for a better deal. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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Jonathan Gruber, the MIT economist currently under fire for suggesting the Obama administration tried to deceive the public about the Affordable Care Act, was hired by former Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle in 2010 to conduct an analysis on how the federal health-care reform would impact the state. Mr. Gruber's study predicted about 90 percent of individuals without employer-sponsored or public insurance would see their premiums spike by an average of 41 percent. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on further Union intrusion on McDonald's and other franchises by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Alex Quigley (right) and Ben Finfer, the hosts of a Chicago sports radio show, took the opportunity to skewer their employers Thursday after learning on-air that the station is folding and they're out of jobs. (YouTube/Tribune Media)
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Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin speaks to a rally of striking FairPoint Communications workers on Thursday Nov. 20, 2014 at the Statehouse in Montpelier, Vt. Shumlin said he's urged the two sides to settle a fair contract. About 1,700 FairPoint workers in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine have been on strike since Oct. 17. (AP Photo/Wilson Ring)
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Those dreaming of CPAC can be comforted by the fact that it begins in 100 days, and the big conservative names are ready to rumble. (American Conservative Union)
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FILE - In this March 31, 2014 file photo, Michelle Decker, left, an employee of Connect For Health Colorado, the state's health care exchange, explains options and procedures to a walk in client signing up for insurance on the last day before fines are imposed, in Denver. Colorado's state-run health insurance exchange has some new features to debut when 2015 open enrollment starts Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. Connect For Health Colorado has avoided many of the software headaches that plagued state and federal exchanges last year, but officials are touting some new enhancements to the website to make signing up easier (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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This Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, photo shows the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, on a laptop screen in Portland, Ore. The second open enrollment period for buying health insurance under the federal Affordable Care Act started on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Don Ryan) **FILE**
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The American Civil Liberties Union filed has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Army on behalf of Iknoor Singh on Nov. 12, 2014. Mr. Singh, a Sikh, alleges the Army won't allow him to join his college ROTC program unless he cuts his hair and goes without his turban. (Image: American Civil Liberties Union)
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Thomas Eric Duncan (AP Photo/Wilmot Chayee, File)
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Bishop William F. Murphy acknowledges the need for the Catholic Church to find common ground with modern health care in the name of providing care. (Associated Press)
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FILE - In this July 28, 2014 file photo, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell speaks in Washington. With a bright look to its rebuilt website, Version 2.0 of President Barack Obama’s health insurance overhaul represents another chance to win the hearts and minds of American consumers. But if not frozen computer screens, new kinds of problems await as HealthCare.gov’s second open enrollment season begins Nov. 15. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
