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A job seeker checks the bulletin board at a Job Train employment center in Menlo Park, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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The Falkland Islands Co., with headquarters in Stanley, is the largest private employer of the Independent Overseas Territory. Residents have one of the highest per capita incomes in the Western Hemisphere. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Vice President Joe Biden speaks at a union hall in Toledo, Ohio, Thursday March 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)
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Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. campaigns at a union hall in Toledo, Ohio, on Thursday, March 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero)
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Job seekers stand in line during the Career Expo job fair on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
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Transportation and Security Administration workers screen passengers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport last month. Some air travelers over the age of 75 will soon get a break at airport security checkpoints under a test program. (Associated Press)
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An ironworker with Local Union 416 carries steel rods for a retaining wall at a construction site in Los Angeles on March 6, 2012. (Associated Press)
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Job seekers attend a National Career Fair in New York on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Rep. Donald M. Payne, New Jersey Democrat, once headed the Congressional Black Caucus and was a current member of the House foreign affairs and education and the workforce committees. He died Tuesday from cancer. (Associated Press)
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A young woman holds a banner in Spanish, "Wally is searching for democracy," at a demonstration against the government's recently approved labor reforms in Madrid. Spain's young people are becoming a "Lost Generation," with no jobs and seemingly with no real prospects of getting work. (Associated Press)
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Denmark Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt speaks March 1, 2012, during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels. European leaders meet for a two-day summit aimed at tackling unemployment and boosting economic growth in the region. (Associated Press)
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Job seekers attend a National Career Fair in New York on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Director of U.S. National Security James Clapper has expressed concern about Iran's uranium enrichment work. (Associated Press)
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Washington Nationals catcher Jesus Flores (26) poses for a portrait during photo day at spring training, Viera, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)ANDREW HARNIK/THE WASHINGTON TIMES Washington Nationals catcher Jesus Flores lost his starting job to Wilson Ramos when a shoulder injury took him away from the game for two years. This spring, after playing winter ball in his native Venezuela, Flores is showing his old form. "Even though I was playing [last year], I never felt I was losing the fear of throwing and doing too much stuff without worrying about my shoulder," he says. "This year is totally different."
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Washington Nationals catcher Jesus Flores lost his starting job to Wilson Ramos when a shoulder injury took him away from the game for two years. This spring, after playing winter ball in his native Venezuela, Flores is showing his old form. "Even though I was playing [last year], I never felt I was losing the fear of throwing and doing too much stuff without worrying about my shoulder," he says. "This year is totally different." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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**FILE** Dogs taken off the streets of Khayelitsha township aren't all strays. Some owners aren't aware that they should confine their animals for safety, clinic workers say.
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President Obama speaks Feb. 28, 2012, at the United Auto Workers conference in Washington. (Associated Press)
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Emergency crews work the scene of a Via Rail train derailment in Burlington, Ontario, on Feb. 26, 2012. Three railroad employees were killed and dozens of passengers injured after the Toronto-bound train derailed. (Associated Press/The Canadian Press)
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Policemen stand in front of Egyptian employees of several pro-democracy groups charged with using foreign funds to foment unrest during their trial in Cairo on Sunday. (Associated Press)
