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A closed steel mill owned by dozens of companies over the years sits closed and rusting, Steubenville, Ohio, Saturday, October 27, 2012. Once a productive steel town, Steubenville, Ohio's population has contracted faster than anywhere else in the country between 1980 and 2000 as their steel plants shut down. The area has seen a drop in unemployment in recent years due in part to the prospects of natural gas but the city still has a long way to go with unemployment figures higher then the the rest of the state and the country. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A small town election day reminder sign hangs in a suburb outside downtown Steubenville, Ohio, Saturday, October 27, 2012. Once a productive steel town, Steubenville, Ohio's population has contracted faster than anywhere else in the country between 1980 and 2000 as their steel plants shut down. The area has seen a drop in unemployment in recent years due in part to the prospects of natural gas but the city still has a long way to go with unemployment figures higher then the the rest of the state and the country. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A natural gas hydraulic fracturing site run by Chesapeake Energy sits in operation a few miles outside of Steubenville, Ohio, Saturday, October 27, 2012. Once a productive steel town, Steubenville, Ohio's population has contracted faster than anywhere else in the country between 1980 and 2000 as their steel plants shut down. The area has seen a drop in unemployment in recent years due in part to the prospects of natural gas but the city still has a long way to go with unemployment figures higher then the the rest of the state and the country. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A closed steel mill owned by dozens of companies over the years sits closed and rusting, far left, Steubenville, Ohio, Saturday, October 27, 2012. Once a productive steel town, Steubenville, Ohio's population has contracted faster than anywhere else in the country between 1980 and 2000 as their steel plants shut down. The area has seen a drop in unemployment in recent years due in part to the prospects of natural gas but the city still has a long way to go with unemployment figures higher then the the rest of the state and the country. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A few cars pass through downtown Steubenville, Ohio, Friday, October 26, 2012. Once a productive steel town, Steubenville, Ohio's population has contracted faster than anywhere else in the country between 1980 and 2000 as their steel plants shut down. The area has seen a drop in unemployment in recent years due in part to the prospects of natural gas but the city still has a long way to go with unemployment figures higher then the the rest of the state and the country. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Joseph Drake and his girlfriend Danielle Sadler of Steubenville, Ohio, eat dinner together at Froehlich's Classic Corner, Steubenville, Ohio, Friday, October 26, 2012. Drake says finding work has been hard and hasn't been working for over a year. Sadler said she is just getting by with a waitressing job in town. Once a productive steel town, Steubenville, Ohio's population has contracted faster than anywhere else in the country between 1980 and 2000 as their steel plants shut down. The area has seen a drop in unemployment in recent years due in part to the prospects of natural gas but the city still has a long way to go with unemployment figures higher then the the rest of the state and the country. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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A boot hangs from a highway sign exit for downtown Steubenville, Ohio, Saturday, October 27, 2012. Once a productive steel town, Steubenville, Ohio's population has contracted faster than anywhere else in the country between 1980 and 2000 as their steel plants shut down. The area has seen a drop in unemployment in recent years due in part to the prospects of natural gas but the city still has a long way to go with unemployment figures higher then the the rest of the state and the country. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Arial view of downtown Steubenville, Ohio, Saturday, October 27, 2012. Once a productive steel town, Steubenville, Ohio's population has contracted faster than anywhere else in the country between 1980 and 2000 as their steel plants shut down. The area has seen a drop in unemployment in recent years due in part to the prospects of natural gas but the city still has a long way to go with unemployment figures higher then the the rest of the state and the country. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Cleaning lady Deloris Lease of Steubenville, Ohio, takes a cigarette break while she cleans up an old Hardy's fast food building to get it ready to be used as a new call center in downtown, Steubenville, Ohio, Saturday, October 27, 2012. Once a productive steel town, Steubenville, Ohio's population has contracted faster than anywhere else in the country between 1980 and 2000 as their steel plants shut down. The area has seen a drop in unemployment in recent years due in part to the prospects of natural gas but the city still has a long way to go with unemployment figures higher then the the rest of the state and the country. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Charles Munger Jr. has given $35 million toward a ballot measure to undercut the power of public-employee unions. (Sacramento Bee via Associated Press)
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D.C. Department of Public Works employees, including Monique Hicks (right), load sandbags into D.C. residents’ cars outside of Coolidge High School in the District on Sunday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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D.C. Department of Public Works employees, including Monique Hicks, right, load sand bags into District residents' cars outside of Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. DPW handed out some 10,000 bags at RFK on Saturday and had 5,500 more to hand out on Sunday. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Department of Public Works employees stack up sandbags outside of Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2012. DPW gave out some 10,000 bags Saturday at RFK to District residents and had 5,500 more on Sunday. People were allowed five bags per residence. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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FILE - In this June 6, 2012, file photo, Los Angeles King players, from left, Dwight King, Dustin Brown and Trevor Lewis watch the closing seconds of play against the New Jersey Devils in the third period of Game 4 of NHL hockey's Stanley Cup finals in Los Angeles. The NHL announced Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, that it has canceled all its games through the end of November because of the labor dispute between owners and players. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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FILE - In this June 11, 2012, file photo, New Jersey Devils goalie Martin Brodeur skates towards center ice during a timeout in the second period against the Los Angeles Kings during Game 6 of NHL hockey's Stanley Cup finals in Los Angeles. The NHL announced Friday, Oct. 26, 2012, that it has canceled all its games through the end of November because of the labor dispute between owners and players. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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**FILE** Employees cheer customers as they enter a newly-opened Apple Store in Wangfujing shopping district in Beijing on Oct. 20, 2012. (Associated Press)
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The word "Jobs" hangs large above workers with Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company where Republican Presidential Candidate Gov. Mitt Romney speaks at a campaign stop, Cincinnati, Ohio, Thursday, October 25, 2012. Since the Iraq war and Afghanistan war draw down, Jet Machine has gone from 160 employees to 115 employees and has begun shifting into manufacturing for oil drilling and hydraulic fracturing. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
