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President Obama is applauded as he arrives at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local No. 5 Training Center in Pittsburgh on Oct. 11, 2011. (Associated Press)

Janae Taylor (left), of Boston, waits in line to speak with a participating employer Oct. 7, 2011, during a jobs fair sponsored by U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, Massachusetts Republican, at Roxbury Community College in Boston. (Associated Press)

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Blake Andrews (left) with Verizon visits with prospective employees during a Oct. 4, 2011, job fair in San Antonio. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Job seekers and vendors attend a job fair on Oct. 4, 2011, in San Antonio. (Associated Press)

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In this Oct. 4, 2011, photo, Snotti St. Cyr, center, looks over a brochure while attending a job fair at a Goodwiill store in Atlanta. The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week, a sign that the job market remains weak. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Protester Jim Goodnow, a noncombat Vietnam veteran from Terlingua, Texas, has printed "End warfare, not healthcare" on his cast. (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)

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A job seeker holds a list of employment openings while talking with a recruiter during a job fair at a Goodwill store in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Fox News founder Roger Ailes raised eyebrows when he said he hired Sarah Palin as a contributor because, "She was hot and got good ratings." (Associated Press)

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Employees walk by empty check-in counters at Athens' Eleftherios Venizelos Airport during a 24-hour general strike by Greek civil servants on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2011. (AP Photo)

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Shawn Mitchell, a Democratic candidate for Virginia state Senate in Loudoun County, disagrees with his GOP rival on the role of the federal government in health care. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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** FILE ** Job seekers stand in line during U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler's "Getting Southwest Washington Back to Work Job Fair" on Sept. 28, 2011, in Vancouver, Wash. (Associated Press)

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Alexandria Seaport Foundation staffer and former ASF apprentice Steve Hernandez (right) works with law student interns who spent the day working side by side with the Alexandria Seaport Foundation apprentices, learning about team work in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Located on the waterfront in Old Town Alexandria, the Alexandria Seaport Foundation is a non-profit paid apprenticeship and hands-on educational program which serves at-risk youths ages 17-21. In the program these youths learn life skills, team work and building their self esteem. In the program apprentices learn carpentry skills and planing for career paths, in addition to earning their GED right here. The ASF says that it costs $100,000.00 to detain a juvenile for a year in Virginia, but only $15,000.00 to educate and place an ASF apprentice. The paid staff and numerous volunteers teaches approximately 8-16 students, however today they are working with around 10. The program lasts 5 to 8 months. Every Tuesday night is "Open Shop" a time when the shop is open to the public. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Apprentice Thomas Henry works on a dory boat with other apprentices and volunteers at the Alexandria Seaport Foundation in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, June 28, 2011.Located on the waterfront in Old Town Alexandria, the Alexandria Seaport Foundation is a non-profit paid apprenticeship and hands-on educational program which serves at-risk youths ages 17-21. In the program these youths learn life skills, team work and building their self esteem. In the program apprentices learn carpentry skills and planing for career paths, in addition to earning their GED right here. The ASF says that it costs $100,000.00 to detain a juvenile for a year in Virginia, but only $15,000.00 to educate and place an ASF apprentice. The paid staff and numerous volunteers teaches approximately 8-16 students, however today they are working with around 10. The program lasts 5 to 8 months. Every Tuesday night is "Open Shop" a time when the shop is open to the public. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Apprentices in the Alexandria Seaport Foundation program work side by side with law student interns building a small boat in Alexandria, Va., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. The law students came there to learn about team work skills. Located on the waterfront in Old Town Alexandria, the Alexandria Seaport Foundation is a non-profit paid apprenticeship and hands-on educational program which serves at-risk youths ages 17-21. In the program these youths learn life skills, team work and building their self esteem. In the program apprentices learn carpentry skills and planing for career paths, in addition to earning their GED right here. The ASF says that it costs $100,000.00 to detain a juvenile for a year in Virginia, but only $15,000.00 to educate and place an ASF apprentice. The paid staff and numerous volunteers teaches approximately 8-16 students, however today they are working with around 10. The program lasts 5 to 8 months. Every Tuesday night is "Open Shop" a time when the shop is open to the public. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)

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Darel Bellamy works with fellow apprentices on a 3,000-pound River Dory boat they are building at the Alexandria Seaport Foundation. The apprentice program lasts four to six months and offers a work level similar to that in a union shop. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Virginia state Senate candidate Shawn Mitchell works the phones in his Modern Mechanical office in Ashburn, Va. A candidate in the newly drawn District 13 in Prince William and Loudoun counties, Mr. Mitchell recently settled a messy legal dispute with a former employer. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)