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Dennis Bowser of Alum Bank, Pa., built a small diner replica on his property after retiring, Alum Bank, Pa., Monday, October 22, 2012. "There's a lot of coal in this area, Says Bowser, "When you shut coal down, you get rid of a lot of jobs. It's their livelihood." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Susan Kyde of Loveland, Ohio, second from left, bends down to kiss her husband Rodger, left, who served in the Vietnam War after Republican Presidential Candidate Gov. Mitt Romney asked all veterans to raise their hand and be recognized during a campaign speech at Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company, 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)
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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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** FILE ** In this Oct. 25, 2012, file photo, William P. White, D.C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking chief, testifies at an oversight hearing on Chartered Health Plan. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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California Gov. Jerry Brown holds up a sign in support of Proposition 30 while visiting an elementary school Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2012, in San Diego. The tax plan would boost the state sales tax by a quarter cent for four years and raise income taxes for seven years on those who make more than $250,000 annually. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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Dennis Bowser of Alum Bank, Pa., built a small diner replica on his property after retiring, Alum Bank, Pa., Monday, October 22, 2012. "There's a lot of coal in this area, Says Bowser, "When you shut coal down, you get rid of a lot of jobs. It's their livelihood." (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Mitt Romney shakes hands with supporters after a campaign speech at Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company, 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)
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Susan Kyde of Loveland, Ohio, second from left, bends down to kiss her husband Rodger, left, who served in the Vietnam War after Republican Presidential Candidate Gov. Mitt Romney asked all veterans to raise their hand and be recognized during a campaign speech at Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company, 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)
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The word "Jobs" hangs large above the stage, left, where Republican Presidential Candidate Gov. Mitt Romney, right, speaks inside a warehouse at Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company, 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)
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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)
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Julie McCormick of Cincinnati, Ohio, left, smiles as Mitt Romney supporters photograph her in a big hat with a cut out of the state of Ohio taped to it before Romney speaks at a campaign stop at Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company, 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)
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The word "Jobs" hangs large above the stage where Republican Presidential Candidate Gov. Mitt Romney, right, speaks inside a warehouse at Jet Machine, a small business military manufacturing company, 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)
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Microsoft engineer Rajas Patil smiles as he displays for the photographer temporary tattoos with the company's logo during an event unveiling a new Microsoft Windows operating system Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Wash. Though Windows 8 will be backed by a $1 billion marketing campaign, questions surround the software. The biggest one of all: Is it innovative and elegant enough to lure consumers who've fallen in love with an assortment of smartphones, tablet computers and other gadgets? (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Attendees check out some of the new devices coming to market with Microsoft's newest operating system, Windows 8, at a launch event at Pier 57 on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 in New York City. (Jason DeCrow/AP Images for Microsoft)
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Employees look on as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks via a webcast during an event unveiling a new Microsoft Windows operating system Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, at the company's headquarters in Redmond, Wash. Designed to run on both PCs and tablet computers, Windows 8 heralds the biggest change to the industry's dominant operating system in at least 17 years. Windows 8 attempts to bridge the gap between personal computers and fast-growing tablets with its touch-enabled interface. The launch event came amid a slew of other tablet offerings ahead of the holidays. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
