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Samantha Elauf stands outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. The Supreme Court is indicating it will side with a Muslim woman who didn't get hired by clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because she wore a black headscarf that conflicted with the company's dress code to her job interview. Liberal and conservative justices aggressively questioned the company's lawyer during arguments at the high court Wednesday in a case that deals with when an employer must take steps to accommodate the religious beliefs of a job applicant or worker. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will outline plans Tuesday to overhaul the state's retirement system, a day after a judge blew a hole in the Republican's push to slash promised payments to the public employees pension fund to help balance the state budget. (Associated Press)
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Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval, chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee, left, speaks with New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan, vice chair, at the committee's morning session at the National Governors Association Winter Meeting in Washington, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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In this Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015, photo, a laptop shows the HealthCare.com web site during an Affordable Care Act enrollment event at the Fort Worth Public Library in Fort Worth, Texas. For the second year in a row, millions of Americans have signed up for subsidized health insurance under President Barack Obama's law. But as the 2015 sign-up season draws to a close Sunday, the future of the Affordable Care Act remains in doubt. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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The HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is seen on a laptop screen in Portland, Ore., in this Nov. 12, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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National Edition Opinion cover for February 13, 2015 - Taking back government from union bosses (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)
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Illustration on Gov. Rauner's measures in Illinois to make payment of public-sector union dues voluntary by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Lasik eye surgery costs, not routinely covered by health insurance, have fallen sharply. Above: A television monitor shows the image from the operating microscope during Lasik surgery. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2014 file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is seen on a laptop screen in Portland, Ore. Droves of people signing up for health insurance this weekend may not realize it, but their coverage under President Barack Obama’s law could be short lived. The 2015 enrollment season, which ends Sunday, thus far has avoided last year’s website meltdown. But a Supreme Court case could result in millions of consumers losing financial assistance for their premiums later in the year. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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Rep. Steve King, Iowa Republican, proposed hiking taxes on businesses that hire illegal immigrants. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) ** FILE **
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Kansas RepublicanGov. Sam Brownback announced Tuesday that he issued an executive order rescinding a former governor’s order barring discrimination against gays and lesbians in hiring and employment throughout much of state government. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)
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The Anthem logo hangs at the health insurer's corporate headquarters in Indianapolis in this Feb. 5, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
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Day laborers, who identified themselves as illegal immigrants looking for work, gather around around a vehicle that stopped at a street corner where illegal immigrants congregate for employers to hire in Dallas on May 31, 2007. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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The Anthem logo hangs at the health insurer's corporate headquarters in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015. Hackers broke into the company's database storing information for about 80 million people in an attack bound to stoke fears many Americans have about the privacy of their most sensitive information. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) ** FILE **
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A Comcast customer in Chicago is outraged after she says her cable bill was addressed to "Super Bitch Bauer" instead of her real name, just weeks after another Comcast customer received two years of free cable after being addressed as "A------ Brown." (WGN-TV)
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New MLB commissioner Rob Manfred wants to engage more inner-city youth in baseball. (Associated Press)
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The public has to take NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's word for the leap of faith that investigators for the Ray Rice investigation and Deflategate were not hired for their connections to the league. (Associated Ptress)
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At the 2014 Super Bowl, legions of law enforcement personnel, hospitality workers, high school students and airport employees were trained to watch for signs of human trafficking before the game. Members of Congress are introducing more bills to curtail the "modern-day slavery." (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
