Labor

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Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times "For standing up for you and the Constitution of Virginia, I was stripped of all my seniority for 16 years. I would do it again in Washington because I work for you, not a clique there." — Virginia State House Delegate Robert Marshall, Prince William County Republican

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Union players salute their fans following an NCAA men's college hockey Frozen Four tournament semifinal against Boston College, Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Philadelphia. Union won 5-4. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

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Union's Colin Stevens, left, celebrates the win with Daniel Ciampini, right, following the third period of an NCAA men's college hockey Frozen Four tournament game against Boston College, Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Philadelphia. Union College won 5-4. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

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Union's Colin Stevens, left, stops a hot by Boston College's Patrick Brown, center, with Union's Charlie Vasaturo, right, and Cole Ikkala looking on during the third period of an NCAA men's college hockey Frozen Four tournament game on Thursday, April 10, 2014, in Philadelphia. Union College won 5-4. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

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Illustration on unemployment by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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In this undated photo provided by the National Corvette Museum, workers pull out a car from a sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum, in Bowling Green, Ky. On Wednesday, April 9, 2014, workers pulled the last car from the sinkhole, completing weeks of painstaking work to retrieve eight classic cars that were gobbled up by the gaping hole. (AP Photo/National Corvette Museum)

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Protestors gather across the street from Winston Churchill Elementary School before New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie arrived for a town hall meeting, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, in Fairfield, N.J. Christie is planning to continue his campaign for changes to New Jersey's pension system for public workers. The appearance comes as federal investigators and lawmakers continue a pair of probes into a political retribution scheme revolving around lane closures near the George Washington Bridge last year. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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ADVANCE FOR USE SUNDAY, APRIL 13, 2014 AND THEREAFTER - A shopper walks next to a Walmart store on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014 in Williston, N.D. near a sign advertising a $17 hourly wage for new employees - a rate higher than in many cities. The Bakken shale fields oil boom has brought about a high cost of living in the area, especially for housing. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)