Labor

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Washington Nationals reliever Craig Stammen is a candidate to save a few games for the Nationals after Henry Rodriguez lost the job. He has a 1.44 ERA and 0.92 WHIP. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

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The Nationals' next closer likely will come from among Tyler Clippard, Craig Stammen and Sean Burnett. Clippard was an All-Star in the set-up role last season, Stammen is 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA and Burnett has 10 career saves. Henry Rodriguez lost the job after a series of wild outings. (Associated Press)

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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Sean Burnett has racked up two saves and is a candidate to earn a few more now that Henry Rodriguez has lost the job. Burnett has a 0.71 ERA and 1.03 WHIP. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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**FILE** A sign advertises job openings outside a McDonald's restaurant in Chesterland, Ohio, on May 2, 2012. (Associated Press)

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In this March 2011 photo provided by Jeff Martin, Ian Wells sits on a bicycle in North Hanover, N.J. Wells, 21, of Allentown, N.J., has autism and has had trouble finding paid employment. (Associated Press)

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Prospective Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney campaigns Tuesday in Lansing, Mich. The former Massachusetts governor has tried to reach out to Hispanics with an economic message, arguing that they have lost 300,000 jobs on the Obama administration's watch. (Associated Press)

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An employee restocks a machine with lead at the Faber-Castell pencil factory in Stein, Germany. Treating workers well has paid dividends for the company, the firm's owner said. (Christian Burkert/Special to The Washington Times)

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First-year apprentices Leonie Burgmaier (left) and Lisa Beckhold work at Deutsche WorkStation, a firm in Dresden, Germany, that produces custom interiors for yachts, offices and hotels. The firm recruits craftsmen out of apprenticeship programs. It has 25 apprentices on its total staff of 250. (Christian Burkert/Special to The Washington Times)

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Employees havin a lunch break outside a hall of Noack, Thursday, April 26, 2012. Noack is arguably the most important bronze-casting foundry in Germany, based in Berlin. Daniel Pilar/Special to The Washington Times

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"We must make certain they do not harm the economy by drowning small business lenders in a sea of red tape," says Rep. Spencer Bachus, Alabama Republican, of the health care law.

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Supporters of outgoing French President Nicolas Sarkozy's Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) with a T-shirt reading "Youth for Sarkozy". (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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A demonstrator holds up a portrait to make fun of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, now-defeated French President Nicolas Sarkozy (center) and Spanish Employers Organization President Juan Rosell during a May Day protest Tuesday in Pamplona against the Spanish government's tough new labor reforms and cutbacks. (Associated Press)

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Thousands protest labor reform at Puerta del Sol square in Madrid during a general strike day in March. Spanish unions, angry over economic reforms, called the strike to challenge a conservative government that was not yet 100 days old. The action coincided with other troubled European workers in venting their frustration on the street. (Associated Press)