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Light snow falls during morning rush hour at Union Station, Washington, D.C., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Light snow falls during morning rush hour as workers make their way to work on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Light snow falls during morning rush hour at Union Station, Washington, D.C., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Light snow falls during morning rush hour at Union Station, Washington, D.C., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Striking metro workers stand under a banner that reads: "Strike 8th Day'' at the the central depot in Athens, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Greece’s conservative prime minister is holding emergency meeting after a deadline for striking public transport workers expired, leaving Athens’ subway system closed for an eighth day. Strikers protesting pay cuts refused to return to work Thursday despite a court decision declaring their protest illegal. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

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

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FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2013 file photo, Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley watches team NFL football practice in Renton, Wash. The Jacksonville Jaguars have hired Seattle defensive coordinator Gus Bradley as head coach. ESPN first reported the hire Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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A "now hiring" banner hangs above a construction site for a future Fresh & Easy supermarket in Los Angeles on Friday, Dec. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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"This is a jobs budget," said Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley of his proposal that creates 8,200 jobs for school construction, 1,900 for a rental housing works initiative and about 16,240 jobs in transportation projects. (The Washington Times)

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Timothy W. Cannon faces a maximum of five years in prison after pleading guilty in U.S. District Court to negotiating employment with a company that had a multimillion-dollar contract with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Courtesy of Federal Emergency Management Agency)

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With the number of cases of the flu climbing across the country, many employers are worried about consequences for their businesses if too many workers call in sick. Meanwhile, people are flocking to clinics to get a better-late-than-never flu shot. Sonia Despiar, a licensed practical nurse at Gouverneur Healthcare Services, injects Imelda Silva with vaccine last week in New York. “I have stuffiness,” Ms. Silva said. “I want to make sure I don’t get sick.” (Associated Press)