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Union artillery units fire their cannons toward the Confederates. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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Union troops move down the battlefield during the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of First Manassas/Bull Run Reenactment .(Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)

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A Union soldier takes a sip from his canteen to stay cool during the re-enactment, which culminated a four-day anniversary celebration in Prince William County.

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed Senate Bill 5 into law March 31 limiting collective-bargaining rights of public employees. Mr. Kasich, a Republican, said he will play a visible role in defending the law in the lead up to a November repeal vote. (Associated Press)

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The British prime minister is denounced on a protester's poster Wednesday as the leader explains to the House of Commons that he unwittingly hired a former editor involved in the News of the World phone-hacking scandal. (Associated Press)

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Prime Minister David Cameron (standing) answers questions in the House of Commons on Wednesday about his hiring of former News of the World editor Andy Coulson as communications director. Mr. Coulson, implicated in the newspaper phone-hacking scandal, resigned from the government job in January. (Associated Press)

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Ruff & Ready Furnishings employee Albert McCray works the register Sunday during the store's moving sale. "We take cards, we take cash, we take whatever we need to do to work with you," Mr. McCray said. (Pratik Shah/The Washington Times)

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After largely avoiding labor-based controversy, Target is facing the same union opposition that has plagued rival Wal-Mart. Target had its first union election in two decades in June at a Valley Stream, N.Y., store, after employees made allegations of skimpy wages and reduced hours. (Associated Press)

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The NBA laid off 114 workers, but a league spokesman said Thursday that they are "not a direct result of the lockout." (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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Palestinian Fayza Al Louh's three-story house in northern Gaza Strip is still in ruins after being damaged in an Israeli offensive in January 2009. Israel has kept restrictions on the construction and export sectors, and unemployment is near 50 percent. (Associated Press)

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D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray has withdrawn a security contract with the District, currently held by U.S. Security Associates, citing D.C. Council concerns about employment practices. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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President Obama heads to the Oval Office after making a statement about the unemployment numbers in the Rose Garden of the White House on July 8, 2011. (Associated Press)

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A job seeker looks at a bulletin at the Texas Workforce Commission's Workforce Solutions of Greater Dallas job resource center in Richardson, Texas, on July 5, 2011. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this June 15, 2011, photo, people walk past a "now hiring" sign outside the future site of a Uniqlo clothing store, in New York. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits changed little last week, evidence that the struggling economy isn’t generating many jobs. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

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The new comedy "Horrible Bosses" features Kevin Spacey (right) as the sadistic employer of Jason Bateman's character. (Warner Bros. Pictures via Associated Press)

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In the new comedy "Horrible Bosses," Jennifer Aniston plays a sexually deviant dentist who harasses her assistant (Charlie Day). The film centers around three employees who hatch a plot to kill each other's bosses. (Warner Bros. Pictures via Associated Press)