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Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against regional government-imposed austerity plans to restructure and part-privatize the health care sector in Madrid, Spain, Feb. 17.

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Workers of tire manufacturer Goodyear demonstrate in front of the company's offices in Reuil Malmaison, France, outside Paris, on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013. The U.S. tire manufacturer confirmed in January that it will close a plant near the northern French city of Amiens; the shutdown will force the layoff of 1,173 workers. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

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** FILE ** Councilman David Catania questions a witness during a hearing held by the D.C. Council Monday, March 28, 2011, in Washington, D.C., about the hiring processes in Mayor Vincent Gray’s administration. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Assembly workers for military contractors are at risk of job losses as a result of the uncertainty of sequestration. (Associated Press)

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Capitol Police officers Renee and McKinley White met three years ago while working security for the State of the Union address. They got married on Valentine’s Day at D.C. Superior Court. Video, washingtontimes/multimedia.

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** FILE ** Social Security Administration Commissioner Michael J. Astrue speaks at a news conference on the Social Security and Medicare trustees report at the Treasury Department in Washington on Aug. 5, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

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In this Feb. 13, 2013, photo, President Obama speaks to workers and guests at the Linamar Corp. plant in Arden, N.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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President Obama runs to the stage before speaking to workers and guests at the Linamar Corporation plant in Arden, N.C., on Feb. 13, 2013, as he travels after delivering his State of the Union address. (Associated Press)

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President Obama speaks to workers and guests at the Linamar Corporation plant in Arden, N.C., on Feb. 13, 2013. (Associated Press)

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Ted Nugent listens during President Obama's State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington on Feb. 12, 2013. (Associated Press)

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The president needs these for his State of the Union address. (Illustration by Dana Summers for the Orlando Sentinel)