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New signs posted by the Okay Public Schools Board of Education warn criminals that armed employees on campus are willing to use "whatever force is necessary" to protect students. (KOTV)
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, photo, Angelo Falcone, left, is interviewed by Eric Larkee for a bartender job at a job fair held by The Genuine Hospitality Group, in Miami. The restaurant group is expanding in South Florida and is hiring for all positions at its restaurants. On Friday, Feb. 5, the U.S. government issues the January jobs report. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Illustration on increasing sophistication in automation and its impact on employment by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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(Dave Kapp)
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Illustration on supply, demand and costs in U. S. healthcare by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Employees tend to marijuana plants at a grow house in Denver on Dec. 31, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Dozens of former Wounded Warrior Project employees have accused the charity of needlessly spending millions of dollars in donations on lavish conferences and parties. (CBS News)
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John Bolton's political action committees are pulling in millions of dollars for national security candidates (John R. Bolton)
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President Obama has less than a year to put his signature health care act on firmer footing before he leaves office. (Associated Press)
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(Dave Kapp)
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In this Friday, June 6, 2014, photo, Union Pacific locomotives are seen in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Union Pacific reports quarterly earnings, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
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In this Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, file photo, a woman shops in an Aeropostale clothing store, in New York. The Labor Department reports on consumer prices for December, on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2014, file photo, Vice President Joe Biden and House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listen as President Barack Obama gives his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington. In the address, Obama unveiled a new program called "myRA," for "my IRA." According to the Treasury Department, people can contribute through an employer, through contributions from a bank account or by directing all or part of their tax refund to their myRA account. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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"Universal health care is an idea that has been supported in the United States by Democratic presidents going back to Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman," Sen. Bernard Sanders said in a statement. "It is time for our country to join every other major industrialized nation on earth and guarantee health care to all citizens as a right, not a privilege." (Associated Press)
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The road tax protest has the Kremlin rattled because the truckers and blue-collar workers like them have long been seen as the bedrock of Vladimir Putin's popularity. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on pension promises threatening the solvency of the PBGC by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards signs an executive order in Baton Rouge on his first full day in office Tuesday, starting the process for expanding Louisiana's Medicaid program as allowed under the federal health care law. (Associated Press)