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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014. Boehner said the Republican-controlled Congress will act to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, make changes in the health care law and encourage businesses to hire more veterans. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen) **FILE**
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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and wife Elaine Chao.. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **
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Republican Gov. John Kasich of Ohio cruised to a second term in the key battleground state largely on a record of economic growth and shrinking unemployment.
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Greg Hale leans on boxes of petitions signed by supporters of a state minimum wage increase in August at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, before submitting them to be counted. Voters in four other states — Alaska, Illinois, Nebraska and South Dakota — are considering whether to raise the minimum wage on their own. (Associated Press)
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The Washington Times first disclosed the criminal charges against Carl Sheerer in August, which came months after IRS Commissioner John Koskinen issued a memo to agency employees describing the data breach. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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National Edition News cover for October 29, 2014 - Obamacare premiums up 78% for some: President Barack Obama walks away his podium after speaking about Ebola from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. The president said the US can't be seen as shying away from battle against Ebola. Obama did not directly criticize quarantine policies for returning health care workers implemented in New York and New Jersey. But he says the response to Ebola needs to be sensible and "based on science," while supporting health care workers going overseas to fight the disease.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Despite administration promises that the Affordable Care Act would reduce the costs of health care, policyholders have seen their premium rates increase considerably since it became law, partly because insurers must cover pre-existing conditions. (associated press)
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Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks to supporters during a rally for Kentucky senatorial candidate Alison Lundergan Grimes at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local Union 369 meeting hall in Louisville, Ky., Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) ** FILE **
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, confers with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., during an event on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 3, 2014, to urge approval for raising the minimum wage. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) **FILE**
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Workers at the Cougar Run Farm, in Truman, Minnesota, are devastated after a massive barn fire killed as many as 10,000 sows and piglets. (CBS Minnesota)
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Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell implored the nation's doctors Thursday to help the U.S. stem the threat of Ebola and keep health care workers safe against the deadly virus. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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President Barack Obama gestures while speaking about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The president said raising the minimum wage won't solve all of the nation's economic problems. But he says it's good for business, increasing productivity and giving workers more buying power. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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President Barack Obama gestures while speaking about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The president said raising the minimum wage won't solve all of the nation's economic problems. But he says it's good for business, increasing productivity and giving workers more buying power. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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President Barack Obama gestures while speaking about his proposal to raise the national minimum wage, Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich. The president said raising the minimum wage won't solve all of the nation's economic problems. But he says it's good for business, increasing productivity and giving workers more buying power. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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This Sept. 15, 2014, file photo shows part of the HealthCare,gov sebsite in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)
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Tecruiter Christina O, with New Western Acquisitions, left, take Raheem Shaw's resume during a job fair. Ms. Shaw is seeking a second job. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits, a proxy for layoffs, has fallen 10 percent since the first week of January. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) (Associated Press)
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Meet a couple of the employees of the Cleaver Brothers Carnival at King's Dominion’s 2014 ‘Halloween Haunt’ in Doswell, Virginia. (Photograph by Jacquie Kubin / Special to The Washington Times)
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Transportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole announced his retirement Tuesday after leading the agency for more than four years. (Associated Press)
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Dr. Tom Frieden (right), director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies Oct. 16, 2014, on Capitol Hill in front of the House's Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Ebola diagnosing mistakes and protecting health care workers in Dallas. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tom Frieden is sworn in as he testifies in front of The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Ebola diagnosing mistakes as well as protecting healthcare workers in Dallas on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., Thursday, October 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
