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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke offers a defense Monday of the Fed’s policies to stimulate the weak economy, while cautioning Congress to respect its private discussions. Mr. Bernanke says the Fed needs to drive down borrowing rates because the economy isn’t growing fast enough to reduce unemployment. The unemployment rate is 8.1 percent. (Associated Press)
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D.C. United defender Dejan Jakovic, left, battles for the ball with Philadelphia Union midfielder Eduardo Coudet, right, during the first half of their MLS soccer game at RFK Stadium in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. DC United defeated the Union 2-0. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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WorkForce One staffer Rose Capote-Marcus helps client Pen Osuji as he works on job applications at the Hollywood, Fla., unemployment office on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter)
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"Won’t Back Down,” which opens Friday and stars Viola Davis (left) and Maggie Gyllenhaal, is seen by some as an attack on teachers unions and has been embraced by proponents of school choice. (20th Century Fox)
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**FILE** Workers frame a home on July 11, 2012, in Gilbert, Ariz., 20 miles outside Phoenix. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Employees work on the production line at the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen in May 2010. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Chicago teachers and their supporters rallied as Mayor Rahm Emanuel sought a compromise. Though the union didn’t win everything it wanted, the battle has encouraged teachers unions to hold workshops and town halls in other cities. (Associated Press)
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Dwayne Hogue lost his job as a special police officer after having a gun in the District that he had a legal right to carry in Maryland. (Craig Bisacre/The Washington Times)
