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In this June 9, 2013, file photo provided by The Guardian Newspaper in London shows Edward Snowden, who worked as a contract employee at the National Security Agency, in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/The Guardian, Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras, File)
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Iraqis mark Police Day in Baghdad. The State Department's decision to close an investigation left unresolved accusations of whether DynCorp let a subcontractor solicit kickbacks from linguists at Baghdad's police academy as a condition of continued employment. The company was hired under a nearly $1 billion task order to provide linguists to work in three Iraqi cities. (Associated Press)
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Federal contractor NT Concepts for years ran an online NCAA tournament gambling website, used by both workers of the firm and federal government employees, many of whose email addresses were publicly exposed as a result of the operation. (associated press)
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The Prince George's County Administration Building in Maryland. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/ The Washington Times)
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In this Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, file photo, a flock of geese fly past a smokestack at the Jeffery Energy Center coal power plant near Emmitt, Kan. Hundreds of corporations, insurance companies and pension funds are calling on world leaders gathering for a U.N. summit on climate change this week to attack the problem by making it more costly for businesses to pollute. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) ** FILE **
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National Security Adviser Susan Rice (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Job applicants line up at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, New York. Only 20 percent of Americans surveyed said they believe trade creates jobs. (Associated Press)
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) ** FILE **
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill clarifying that alimony should be limited to the number of years of wedlock for couples married less than 20 years. It also gives clarity to handling cohabitating, retirement and unemployment. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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emigres: Children play at a Turkish neighborhood in Duisburg, Germany. The country needs immigrants to replace retiring workers, particularly those with college degrees. (Associated Press)
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Protestors gather to have the minimum wage raised to $15 an hour in front of a McDonald's in Flint, Michigan. (AP Photo/The Flint Journal, Jake May)
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Artist Gilbert Baker, designer of the Rainbow Flag, holds a "Boycott Homophobia" banner before the start of the St. Patrick's Day parade in March. Three Irish gay groups are applying to be in the parade after a gay broadcast-employees group was approved. (Associated Press)
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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald has touted his early success in the department, including hiring 53 more staff in Phoenix, contacting almost 300,000 veterans to get them off wait lists and proposing disciplinary action for three senior executive service employees at the Phoenix facility. (Associated Press)
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Workers stand on scaffolding set up during ongoing repairs to the U.S. Capitol Dome, Washington, D.C., Monday, September 8, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Rich Guse of the College Place, Washington, Fire Department works a wildfire site. (associated press/walla walla union-bulletin)
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Tucson, Arizona, ranks as the top city in a list of cities with the happiest retirees on grandparents.com.
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Union soldiers built the Henry Hill Monument in Manassas, Virginia, to commemorate those who died during the First Battle of Bull Run. The monument was dedicated on June 13, 1865.
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Former Revel Hotel Casino employees, Fatuma Kamara holds her 11-month-old baby Mussa as she gets help from Kristanna Brown as she files for unemployment benefits Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) **FILE**
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This undated photo provided by CVS Health, a CVS store employee removes tobacco products from the store shelves in East Greenwich, R.I. (AP Photo/CVS Health)
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In this Jan. 3, 2013 photo, a "Pension Promise" sign is seen as Illinois state union members and supporters rally in support for fair pension reform in the at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield Ill. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn announced what could be a significant advance on pension reform, saying the powerful House speaker was willing to forgo the dicey issue of teachers retirement costs in order to fix the worst-in-the-nation pension deficit. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)
