Labor

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Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald told veterans at the American Legion conference that he would effect real cultural change and ensure every employee made veterans the top priority at the department. (Associated Press)

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1st Lt. Alonzo Cushing (left) poses with other Union troops during the Civil War. Cushing is expected to be awarded the Medal of Honor nearly 150 years after he died defending a Union position during Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg. (Wisconsin Historical Society via Associated Press)

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participates in the ALS Ice-Bucket Challenge outside the organization's headquarters in New York, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Manfred participated with more than 160 other MLB employees to raise more than $16,000 for the ALS Association. (AP Photo/Vanessa A. Alvarez)

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The Phoenix VA Health Care Center in Phoenix is seen here on April 28, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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This photo taken May 22, 2012, shows Charles Koch in his office at Koch Industries in Wichita, Kansas, where Koch Industries manages 60,000 employees in 60 countries. (AP Photo/The Wichita Eagle, Bo Rader)

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One of the dozens of cases awaiting decisions by the Supreme Court in the wake of Justice Antonin Scalia's death involves a Christian college that could be forced to provide contraceptive health care coverage to its employees. (Associated Press/File)

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Giovanna Melendez, 38, fourth from left, who works as a Minnie Mouse costume character, speaks during a press conference, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014 at Times Square in New York. Melendez joined the call by NYC Artists United for a Smile for fair treatment and a right to work as costumed characters. Melendez said, "We come here in all kinds of weather, we come here to work." The $50 to $70 dollars a day they say they make is less than minimum wage for shifts of up to 12 hours. (AP Photo/Vanessa A. Alvarez)

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FILE - This March 1, 2014 file photo shows part of the website for HealthCare.gov in Washington. The Obama administration has concluded it will not publicly disclose federal records that could shed light on the security of the government's signature health care website because doing so could "potentially" allow hackers to break in. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

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The social and support networks of newlyweds can have profound effects on a union’s happiness and longevity. [Associated Press]

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High-profile American political consultants linked to Democrats and later hired by politicians in Nigeria include Lanny Davis of Levick. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., center, and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin of Ill., right, listen as Boloco founder John Pepper speaks during a minimum wage roundtable discussion held at Boloco. a fast food chain of burrito restaurants in Boston, Monday, Feb. 10, 2014. Boloco pays a minimum wage of $9.00 per hour while the current federal minimum is $7.25 per hour. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)